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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Hannibal choose to fight with the wind in his back?
(a) So Romanw would have sand in their eyes.
(b) So the Romanw had to fight against the wind to move.
(c) So the Romanw cannot use arrows.
(d) So Hannibal don't have to smell the odor of the Roman food.

2. How many Romans died at Cannae?
(a) 58,000.
(b) 48,000.
(c) 38,000.
(d) 148,000.

3. How many Roman ships were destroyed by a storm according to Polybius?
(a) 384.
(b) 184.
(c) 84.
(d) 284.

4. Who was Scipio Aemilianus?
(a) The son of the one of the Roman consul in the Cannae battle.
(b) The cousin of the one of the Roman consul in the Cannae battle.
(c) The brother of the one of the Roman consul in the Cannae battle.
(d) The grandson of the one of the Roman consul in the Cannae battle.

5. Why did ancient historians make their work entertaining and dramatic?
(a) So it could be shared with illiterates.
(b) To children could read it.
(c) To be used a a recruiting tool.
(d) So it was interesting for school children.

6. How many of Titus Livius's surviving books are about Cannae?
(a) 7.
(b) 2.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

7. When was Carthage settled?
(a) 614 B.C.
(b) 914 B.C.
(c) 714 B.C.
(d) 814 B.C.

8. How many books by Titus Livius survive today?
(a) 49.
(b) 15.
(c) 32.
(d) 52.

9. What was the first sign of an invasion at Cannae according to Chapter 2?
(a) Food supplies arriving 24 hours before the Roman main army.
(b) Advanced scouts.
(c) Music.
(d) A dust cloud.

10. What did nations consider Carthaginians to be?
(a) Too political.
(b) Good merchants.
(c) Gentle and intellectual.
(d) Immoral and barbaric.

11. What were Carthaginian's writing mostly about?
(a) Plays.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Funny novels.
(d) Record of transactions.

12. How long did those who serve in the military have to enlist for in periods of great danger?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 20 years.

13. What could cause confusion in the Roman army?
(a) Having several commanders.
(b) Having new troops integrated.
(c) Lack of training.
(d) Using several languages.

14. Who settled Carthage?
(a) Louisa.
(b) Elissa.
(c) Maria.
(d) Roberta.

15. How did Carthaginians in the military rise in rank?
(a) During games.
(b) Using their skills.
(c) Using wealth and prestige.
(d) By being elected by soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What differentiated Romans and Greeks as far as religion?

2. What was there little of in Carthage?

3. Why did Roman soldiers drown in the river during the battle of Cannae?

4. Why was Hannibal's plan so risky?

5. How many assembled bodies governed Rome?

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