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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Polybius of Megalopolis' goal?
(a) Write a book about Rome.
(b) Write a book about the Gauls.
(c) Write a book about Hannibal.
(d) Write a book about the Celts.

2. How was Carthage's reputation with other nations?
(a) As a thief nation.
(b) As an enlightened nation.
(c) As a fanatic nation.
(d) Not very good.

3. What could cause confusion in the Roman army?
(a) Having several commanders.
(b) Lack of training.
(c) Having new troops integrated.
(d) Using several languages.

4. How much of the Roman senate was in the army going to Cannae?
(a) A quarter to a third.
(b) Half.
(c) All of it.
(d) None.

5. When was Hannibal in Carthage last?
(a) When he was 19.
(b) When he was 9.
(c) When he was 15.
(d) When he was 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the common Roman tactic to overpower their enemies?

2. What was unique about the tablet Polybius studied?

3. How many Romans died at Cannae?

4. What did the military tribune do to the Roman soldiers for the first time in history?

5. How many of Titus Livius's surviving books are about Cannae?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Aristotle say about the Carthaginian government?

2. Who was Fabius Pictor?

3. How did religion come into play?

4. What did Polybius examine when he hiked through the Alps?

5. What were the three assembled bodies?

6. What did military tribunes do for the first time in history according to Chapter 2?

7. How did some rise in military ranks?

8. What were young men trained to do even before entering the military?

9. What thrived in Carthage?

10. What important survivor remained after the Battle at Cannae according to Chapter 1?

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