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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 good man.
(b) A clever man.
(c) A butcher.
(d) A monster.

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

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

4. What was established in Hannibal's army during the trip to Italy?
(a) An inner group of advisors.
(b) 5 small cities.
(c) A rigid chain of command.
(d) A training program.

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

6. How many soldiers survived with Varro?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 12,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 15,000.

7. What was Fabius doing while burning structures and supplies?
(a) Avoided confronting Hannibal.
(b) Detaching a small unit to arrest Hannibal.
(c) Asked for more and more reinforcement.
(d) Tried to crush Hannibal.

8. How did Hannibal gain the support of the Gauls?
(a) He killed their leader and took his place.
(b) He attacked a Gaul tribe, killed the men and boys and raped the women.
(c) He paid them.
(d) He faked a Roman attack.

9. What did Africanus do to protect his father?
(a) Round up horsemen.
(b) Round up spearmen.
(c) Round up soldiers.
(d) Round up women.

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

11. When did snow close the passes in the Alps?
(a) Mid September.
(b) Mid November.
(c) Mid December.
(d) Mid October.

12. How many times did Hannibal marry?
(a) Four times.
(b) Twice.
(c) Three times.
(d) Once.

13. What was the Roman tradition when two armies came to fight together?
(a) Each commander was commanding every other day.
(b) The youngest commander took over.
(c) The oldest commander took over.
(d) The commander with the most experience took over.

14. What is unsure about Fabius and Minucius' armies?
(a) If they would fight one after the other.
(b) If one would be in reserve.
(c) If they fight as one or separately.
(d) If they would fight against each other.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What neighbor did Rome have trouble with?

2. How many horsemen did the Roman Army have?

3. What choice did Hannibal tell his men was better that slavery?

4. What do some historians call the Second Punic War according to " The Fox and the Hedge-Hog"?

5. Why did the Battle at Cannae have to come quickly?

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