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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 captive did Hannibal use to teach his troops a lesson?
(a) Marcus Aurelius.
(b) Livy.
(c) Gaullus II.
(d) Allobroge .

2. What did Hannibal count on to toughen and train his troops?
(a) Battling small tribes on the way to Italy.
(b) Games during the trip to Italy.
(c) The tough terrain on the way to Italy.
(d) A severe training program.

3. How many cavalrymen died during the Battle of Cannae?
(a) 22,700.
(b) 2,700.
(c) 32,700.
(d) 12,700.

4. How many soldiers were taken prisoner by Hannibal during the Battle of Cannae?
(a) 8,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 19,000.

5. What reputation did Hannibal have, according to some historians?
(a) A good man.
(b) A monster.
(c) A clever man.
(d) A butcher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question about Hannibal's travel is still unanswered?

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

3. How did Hannibal gain the support of the Gauls?

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

5. What do historians agree on about Hannibal's troops?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did the Romans turn to?

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

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

6. What would the Carthaginian soldiers do?

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

8. What did Hannibal try to start with Fabius?

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

10. What happened when Hannibal eluded Publius Scipio?

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