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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. What was Hannibal the first to do in the Alps?

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

3. How did Hannibal avoid Publius Scipio's army?

4. How old was Africanus during his first battle against Hannibal?

5. How did Hannibal learn what he knew about the Roman army?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What would the Carthaginian soldiers do?

10. What happened in Rome after the battle in Cannae?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the history of the Roman legion and its structure.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the importance of allies for both the Romans and the Carthaginians.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Hannibal's background and leadership and compare his strategies to that of Alexander the Great.

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