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

2. Where were the Romans not victorious during the Second Punic War?
(a) In Spain.
(b) In Gaul.
(c) In Africa.
(d) In Italy.

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

4. What neighbor did Rome have trouble with?
(a) The Greeks.
(b) The Gauls.
(c) The Venetians.
(d) The Celts.

5. What did Africanus do to protect his father?
(a) Round up women.
(b) Round up spearmen.
(c) Round up soldiers.
(d) Round up horsemen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What hindered Hannibal's army in previous battles against the Romans?

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

4. When did the Romans try to annihilate the neighbors they had trouble with?

5. What did Hannibal do that contradicted his reputation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Hannibal try to start with Fabius?

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

6. What did Hannibal know when the Romans dismounted?

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

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

9. What did Hannibal begin doing?

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

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