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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 were Carthaginian's writing mostly about?
(a) Plays.
(b) Funny novels.
(c) Record of transactions.
(d) Poetry.

2. How many of Titus Livius's surviving books are about Cannae?
(a) 7.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 2.

3. What did ancient historians believe strongly in?
(a) Their war.
(b) Their emperor.
(c) Their writing skills.
(d) Their libraries.

4. Why was Polybius brought to Rome?
(a) Keep the Carthagenians under control.
(b) Keep the Greeks under control.
(c) Keep the Celts under control.
(d) Keep the Gauls under control.

5. What did archeological finds show about Carthage?
(a) It practiced human sacrifice.
(b) Infanticide was practiced regularly.
(c) It was a matriarchy.
(d) It used mercenaries.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Publius Cornelius Scipio also known?

2. Why did Rome decide to destroy Carthage?

3. What did the Romans do after something failed?

4. When was Hannibal in Carthage last?

5. Where were the survivors of the Battle of Cannae banished to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Carthage's reputation?

2. How did religion come into play?

3. Why did O'Connell address the history of gladiators?

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

5. What did Aristotle say about the Carthaginian government?

6. What thrived in Carthage?

7. What did the Roman soldiers likely have difficulty with at Cannae?

8. How was Hannibal prepared for battle according to Chapter 3?

9. What biases came through in Polybius' writings?

10. Who was Fabius Pictor?

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