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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 was the Roman tradition when two armies came to fight together?
(a) The commander with the most experience took over.
(b) Each commander was commanding every other day.
(c) The oldest commander took over.
(d) The youngest commander took over.

2. What is unsure about Fabius and Minucius' armies?
(a) If they would fight one after the other.
(b) If one would be in reserve.
(c) If they would fight against each other.
(d) If they fight as one or separately.

3. When did some aggressive Celts attack Hannibal?
(a) Mid October.
(b) Mid Movember.
(c) Mid September.
(d) Mid December.

4. How many legionaries died during the Battle of Cannae?
(a) 65,500.
(b) 35,500.
(c) 55,500.
(d) 45,500.

5. 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 first world war of history.
(c) The longest war of Italy.
(d) The first African war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was even more difficult to do than going up icy slopes?

2. What was Hannibal the first to do in the Alps?

3. How many times did Hannibal marry?

4. What did Africanus do to protect his father?

5. Where did Hannibal put together his army?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Hannibal met by when they crossed the Alps and what happened?

2. What changed for the ghosts of Cannae?

3. What did Hannibal know when the Romans dismounted?

4. What did Hannibal begin doing?

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

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

7. What was the one fact about Hannibal that went without dispute?

8. What did Hannibal try to start with Fabius?

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

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

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