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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What differentiated Romans and Greeks as far as religion?
(a) Romans did not make human sacrifice.
(b) Romans were more pious.
(c) Romans were praying during battle.
(d) Romans had better name for their gods.

2. Where was Polybius of Megalopolis at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) Crossing the Italian Alps.
(b) Crossing the Swiss Alps.
(c) Crossing the FrenchAlps.
(d) Crossing the German Alps.

3. What did ancient historians believe strongly in?
(a) Their libraries.
(b) Their emperor.
(c) Their war.
(d) Their writing skills.

4. How did the average Roman soldier feel about the battle to come?
(a) Left out.
(b) Optimistic.
(c) Underprepared.
(d) That it was going to be a disaster.

5. How did Polybius travel the Alps?
(a) On a horse.
(b) On an elephant.
(c) On a carriage.
(d) Hiking.

6. How was Publius Cornelius Scipio also known?
(a) Asianus.
(b) Gaullus.
(c) Africanus.
(d) Europeanus.

7. When was Hannibal in Carthage last?
(a) When he was 9.
(b) When he was 19.
(c) When he was 5.
(d) When he was 15.

8. How many assembled bodies governed Rome?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

10. What did the tablet Polybius studied tell the story of?
(a) Hannibal's early life.
(b) The chronicle of a Roman prisoner.
(c) The story of a slave fighting for the Romans.
(d) Hannibals's achievement in Italy.

11. How long did those who serve in the cavalry have to enlist for?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 23 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 15 years.

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

13. How many soldiers fought at Cannae?
(a) 150,000.
(b) 110,000.
(c) 120,000.
(d) 20,000.

14. 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.

15. How much food did Hannibal's army have before the Battle of Cannae?
(a) 10 days worth.
(b) 30 days worth.
(c) 20 days worth.
(d) 3 days worth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the problem with basic Roman tactics at Cannae?

2. When did the battle of Cannae take place?

3. Why did Rome decide to destroy Carthage?

4. Why was Polybius brought to Rome?

5. What did archeological finds show about Carthage?

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