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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Carthage settled?

2. How many Romans died at Cannae?

3. What did archeological finds show about Carthage?

4. Why did Rome decide to destroy Carthage?

5. How was Publius Cornelius Scipio also known?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were young men trained to do even before entering the military?

2. How did some rise in military ranks?

3. What were the three assembled bodies?

4. What did the author compare the Punic War to?

5. What did Romans discover they needed to learn?

6. How did religion come into play?

7. Who was Fabius Pictor?

8. How was Hannibal prepared for battle according to Chapter 3?

9. What did the Roman soldiers likely have difficulty with at Cannae?

10. What thrived in Carthage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's comparison between Hannibal and Hitler and Carthage to Britain.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of hedonism and how it affected the troops.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the three assembled bodies in Rome, and discuss how they governed and influenced war.

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