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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many soldiers were taken prisoner by Hannibal during the Battle of Cannae?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 19,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 8,000.

2. How did Hannibal differ from other Carthaginians according to "Hannibal's Way"?
(a) He was of Roman descent.
(b) He was not rich.
(c) He was not very religious.
(d) He was the son of a peasant.

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

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

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

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

7. Why were the Roman soldiers reluctant to destroy crops?
(a) Nothing would be able to grow back for a full seaon.
(b) They needed the food.
(c) The farmers were paying for their protection.
(d) They were farmers.

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

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

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

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

12. When did Hannibal leave for Italy?
(a) May or June.
(b) April or May.
(c) July or August.
(d) June or July.

13. What language did Hannibal speak besides Carthaginian?
(a) Roman.
(b) Celt.
(c) Greek.
(d) Gaul.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who set traps for Hannibal's army?

2. When were the soldiers that survived Cannae allowed to return from exile?

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

4. What did Hannibal count on to toughen and train his troops?

5. What did Fabius Maximus figure out about Hannibal?

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