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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. How many horsemen did Hannibal's army have?
(a) One for every 15 foot soldiers.
(b) One for every 12 foot soldiers.
(c) One for every 13 foot soldiers.
(d) One for every 4 foot soldiers.

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

3. What was Hannibal willing to take?
(a) Criticism.
(b) Risks.
(c) Advise.
(d) Punishment.

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

5. Who did Hannibal trick by letting him see his troops and attacking later on?
(a) Scipio.
(b) Marcus.
(c) Flaminus.
(d) Rominus.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the tide of the war start to turn for the Romans according to "Cannae"?

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

3. What captive did Hannibal use to teach his troops a lesson?

4. Why did Roman horsemen dismount during the battle?

5. What language did Hannibal speak besides Carthaginian?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who set up a trap for Hannibal and his men?

2. What did the Romans turn to?

3. What did Hannibal begin doing?

4. What did the Romans go into the battle thinking?

5. What happened in Rome after the battle in Cannae?

6. What were Hannibal's men and animals suffering from?

7. What did Hannibal know when the Romans dismounted?

8. What would the Carthaginian soldiers do?

9. What did historians agree on regarding Hannibal's travels in Chapter 6?

10. What happened to Hannibal's armada in mid-September?

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