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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What great military leader did Hannibal admire and study?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Alexander the Great.
(c) Genghis Khan.
(d) The Chinese emperor.

2. What do historians agree on about Hannibal's troops?
(a) They were weak.
(b) They were tired.
(c) They were turning against themselves.
(d) They were hungry.

3. How old was Publius Cornelius Scipio during the Battle of Cannae?
(a) 14.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 25.

4. When did some aggressive Celts attack Hannibal?
(a) Mid Movember.
(b) Mid October.
(c) Mid December.
(d) Mid September.

5. Why did the Battle at Cannae have to come quickly?
(a) Both side wanted to crush the other.
(b) Both sides were low on food.
(c) Both side were tired.
(d) Both sides were eager.

6. Who set traps for Hannibal's army?
(a) The Moors.
(b) The Celts.
(c) The Gauls.
(d) The Romans.

7. What was Hannibal's army formation like?
(a) A backward letter "B".
(b) A backward letter "P".
(c) A backward letter "C".
(d) A backward letter "L".

8. How many horsemen did Hannibal's army have?
(a) One for every 4 foot soldiers.
(b) One for every 13 foot soldiers.
(c) One for every 15 foot soldiers.
(d) One for every 12 foot soldiers.

9. Why did Roman horsemen dismount during the battle?
(a) They switch side.
(b) They were ordred to do so to avoid going to much ahead of the ground force.
(c) They wanted to fight dismounted.
(d) Their general was injured.

10. What hindered Hannibal's army in previous battles against the Romans?
(a) The heat.
(b) Their slow elephant.
(c) The cold.
(d) The dampness of the ground.

11. How did the Romans signal their incoming battle?
(a) Horns were blowing.
(b) The horses were prepared.
(c) A tunic flew above Varro's tent.
(d) The solders were chanting.

12. What did Hannibal lose while avoiding the Roman army?
(a) A leg.
(b) A finger.
(c) An arm.
(d) Sight in one eye.

13. What did Hannibal know about the Roman army?
(a) Their equipment.
(b) Their strength and weaknesses.
(c) Their commanders.
(d) Their weakest men.

14. What did Hannibal's troops find in Cannae that helped them?
(a) A weaponsmith.
(b) Horses.
(c) Grain storage and supply dump.
(d) Volunteers.

15. Who did Hannibal trick by letting him see his troops and attacking later on?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Scipio.
(c) Rominus.
(d) Flaminus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hannibal learn what he knew about the Roman army?

2. What question about Hannibal's travel is still unanswered?

3. Where were the Romans not victorious during the Second Punic War?

4. How many times did Hannibal marry?

5. What reputation did Hannibal have, according to some historians?

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