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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where were the Romans not victorious during the Second Punic War?
(a) In Africa.
(b) In Spain.
(c) In Gaul.
(d) In Italy.

3. 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 as it was sunny.
(d) Force them out at night.

4. What did Hannibal encourage his soldiers to do?
(a) Leave.
(b) Fight.
(c) Take slaves.
(d) Be without mercy.

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

6. What neighbor did Rome have trouble with?
(a) The Celts.
(b) The Venetians.
(c) The Gauls.
(d) The Greeks.

7. What does the author say is speculation?
(a) That Hannibal used slaves as spies.
(b) Hannibal took no prisonners.
(c) Hannibal was not the military genius, his brother was.
(d) Hnannibal was a copy cat.

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

9. What did Hannibal do that contradicted his reputation?
(a) He buried his dead enemies.
(b) He did not eat meat.
(c) He never killed a prisoner.
(d) He didn't know how to read.

10. Where did Hannibal put together his army?
(a) From Gaul.
(b) From Spain to Africa.
(c) From Africa.
(d) From Gaul to Italy.

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

12. When did the Romans try to annihilate the neighbors they had trouble with?
(a) 222 B.C.
(b) 232 B.C.
(c) 202 B.C.
(d) 212 B.C.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Fabius doing while burning structures and supplies?

2. What did Africanus do to protect his father?

3. How were the Romans able to defeat Carthage?

4. When did Hannibal leave for Italy?

5. What was even more difficult to do than going up icy slopes?

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