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

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

3. What was Hannibal the first to do in the Alps?
(a) Climb above 8000 feet.
(b) Cross it with an organized army.
(c) Survive winter.
(d) Raise an army.

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

5. When were the soldiers that survived Cannae allowed to return from exile?
(a) 203.
(b) 204.
(c) 201.
(d) 205.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reputation did Hannibal have, according to some historians?

2. What was Fabius doing while burning structures and supplies?

3. What did he tell the slaves the winner of the fight to the death would earn?

4. What did Hannibal do that contradicted his reputation?

5. Why were some of the Roman soldiers left behind?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Hannibal eluded Publius Scipio?

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

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

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

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

6. What did Hannibal know when the Romans dismounted?

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

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

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

10. What did the Romans turn to?

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