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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Carthage focus on?
(a) Teaching.
(b) War.
(c) Policing.
(d) Mercenaries.

3. What did the military tribune do to the Roman soldiers for the first time in history?
(a) Swore an oath of allegiance.
(b) Order them to retreat.
(c) Promise them freedom.
(d) Give them money to fight.

4. How long did those who serve in the infantry have to enlist for?
(a) 19.
(b) 16.
(c) 6.
(d) 23.

5. When did the battle of Cannae take place?
(a) August 2, 236 B.C.
(b) August 2, 206 B.C.
(c) August 2, 226 B.C.
(d) August 2, 216 B.C.

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

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

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

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

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

11. How did Hannibal know of the Roman army according to "Carthage"?
(a) He heard the marching band.
(b) He had spies.
(c) He heard from merchants.
(d) He saw the column of dust.

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

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

14. What does Robert O'Connell describe the Punic War to?
(a) The French Revolution.
(b) WWI and WWII.
(c) Napoleonic wars.
(d) The Rose Wars.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Roman ships were destroyed by a storm according to Polybius?

2. How long did those who serve in the military have to enlist for in periods of great danger?

3. What was Polybius of Megalopolis' goal?

4. How did Polybius travel the Alps?

5. How many books did Titus Livius write?

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