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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 did the Romans do after something failed?
(a) They assessed the situation and learned from it.
(b) They wrote it down for future generations.
(c) They tried something else.
(d) They tried the same thing again.

2. What did Carthage focus on?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Mercenaries.
(c) War.
(d) Policing.

3. How many soldiers fought at Cannae?
(a) 150,000.
(b) 120,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 110,000.

4. What was the common Roman tactic to overpower their enemies?
(a) Wait for the cavalery to break the rank and them attack with swords.
(b) Knocked them on the ground with their shield and killed them with their sword.
(c) Encircle them quickly and charge toward the inside to kill them all.
(d) Charged sword first.

5. What was the first sign of an invasion at Cannae according to Chapter 2?
(a) Food supplies arriving 24 hours before the Roman main army.
(b) Advanced scouts.
(c) Music.
(d) A dust cloud.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why are historians incapable of pinpointing the site of the battle of Cannae?

3. How many assembled bodies governed Rome?

4. What did the tablet Polybius studied tell the story of?

5. Who settled Carthage?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did religion come into play?

3. How did some rise in military ranks?

4. What thrived in Carthage?

5. What did Aristotle say about the Carthaginian government?

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

7. What biases came through in Polybius' writings?

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

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

10. What was Carthage's reputation?

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