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

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

3. How did the Romans signal their incoming battle?
(a) Horns were blowing.
(b) The horses were prepared.
(c) A tunic flew above Varro's tent.
(d) The solders were chanting.

4. What great military leader did Hannibal admire and study?
(a) The Chinese emperor.
(b) Alexander the Great.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Genghis Khan.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Hannibal willing to take?

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

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

5. What was Hannibal's army formation like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hannibal know when the Romans dismounted?

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

3. What would the Carthaginian soldiers do?

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

5. What did Hannibal try to start with Fabius?

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

7. What did the Romans turn to?

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

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

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

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