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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. When was Carthage settled?
(a) 714 B.C.
(b) 914 B.C.
(c) 614 B.C.
(d) 814 B.C.

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

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

4. How long after Hannibals's invasion of Italy does Chapter 1 start?
(a) 53 years.
(b) 43 years.
(c) 63 years.
(d) 73 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many books did Titus Livius write?

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

3. When was Polybius brought to Rome?

4. What was the tablet Polybius studied made of?

5. What did the Roman do when they liked something?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Romans discover they needed to learn?

4. What were the three assembled bodies?

5. How did religion come into play?

6. How did some rise in military ranks?

7. Who was Titius Livius?

8. What did the author compare the Punic War to?

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

10. What biases came through in Polybius' writings?

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