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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reputation did Hannibal have, according to some historians?
(a) A clever man.
(b) A monster.
(c) A butcher.
(d) A good man.

2. What was Hannibal the first to do in the Alps?
(a) Survive winter.
(b) Raise an army.
(c) Climb above 8000 feet.
(d) Cross it with an organized army.

3. How old was Africanus during his first battle against Hannibal?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.

4. What did he tell the slaves the winner of the fight to the death would earn?
(a) A quick death.
(b) The honor to fight for Hannibal.
(c) Freedom, arms and a fast horse.
(d) Freedom.

5. Why were some of the Roman soldiers left behind?
(a) As a reserve.
(b) To protect the camp.
(c) To protect their retreat should they need it.
(d) To write down the account of glorious battle after the battle.

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

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

8. What did Fabius Maximus figure out about Hannibal?
(a) That he would probably be defeated.
(b) That his brothers were the weak link.
(c) That his army was invincible.
(d) That his defeat didn't lie on the battlefield.

9. What did Hannibal count on to toughen and train his troops?
(a) Games during the trip to Italy.
(b) A severe training program.
(c) The tough terrain on the way to Italy.
(d) Battling small tribes on the way to Italy.

10. What did Hannibal want his troops to do to destabilize the Roman army?
(a) Force them out during a torrential rain.
(b) Force them out before breakfast.
(c) Force them out at night.
(d) Force them out as it was sunny.

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

12. What was even more difficult to do than going up icy slopes?
(a) Taming elephants.
(b) Going down rocky slopes.
(c) Feeding horses.
(d) Going down icy slopes.

13. How did Hannibal avoid Publius Scipio's army?
(a) By fleeing at night.
(b) By going through marshes.
(c) By hiding in a tree.
(d) By marching faster than Publius did.

14. What captive did Hannibal use to teach his troops a lesson?
(a) Allobroge .
(b) Gaullus II.
(c) Marcus Aurelius.
(d) Livy.

15. What do some historians call the Second Punic War according to " The Fox and the Hedge-Hog"?
(a) The first African war.
(b) The longest war of Italy.
(c) The last good war of Rome.
(d) The first world war of history.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unsure about Fabius and Minucius' armies?

2. How many horsemen did Hannibal's army have?

3. What language did Hannibal speak besides Carthaginian?

4. What followed the pinning of the center of an army in Hannibal's tactics?

5. What was established in Hannibal's army during the trip to Italy?

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