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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. Where did the tide of the war start to turn for the Roman according to "Cannae"?
(a) Cannae.
(b) Tiber.
(c) Massalia.
(d) Greta.

2. How old was Publius Cornelius Scipio during the Battle of Cannae?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 25.
(d) 19.

3. How did Hannibal gain the support of the Gauls?
(a) He paid them.
(b) He faked a Roman attack.
(c) He attacked a Gaul tribe, killed the men and boys and raped the women.
(d) He killed their leader and took his place.

4. What do some historians call the Second Punic War according to " The Fox and the Hedge-Hog"?
(a) The last good war of Rome.
(b) The longest war of Italy.
(c) The first world war of history.
(d) The first African war.

5. What was Fabius doing while burning structures and supplies?
(a) Avoided confronting Hannibal.
(b) Tried to crush Hannibal.
(c) Asked for more and more reinforcement.
(d) Detaching a small unit to arrest Hannibal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hannibal know about the Roman army?

2. What did Hannibal want his troops to do to destabilize the Roman army?

3. Why were the Roman soldiers reluctant to destroy crops?

4. What was established in Hannibal's army during the trip to Italy?

5. What was the Roman tradition when two armies came to fight together?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Hannibal learn about the Roman army by watching them?

3. What is a plausible statement according to O'Connell in Chapter 5?

4. What weakness of Hannibal did Fabius Maximus figure out?

5. What happened when Hannibal eluded Publius Scipio?

6. What was the trip like as Hannibal put together his armada?

7. What did Hannibal begin doing?

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

9. What changed for the ghosts of Cannae?

10. What reputation did Hannibal have among historians according to Chapter 4?

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