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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 choice did Hannibal tell his men was better that slavery?

2. Why did Roman horsemen dismount during the battle?

3. What is unsure about Fabius and Minucius' armies?

4. What does the author say is speculation?

5. When did some aggressive Celts attack Hannibal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Romans turn to?

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

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

4. What happened when Hannibal eluded Publius Scipio?

5. What did Hannibal know when the Romans dismounted?

6. What did Hannibal try to start with Fabius?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the history of infanticide and how people viewed Carthaginians.

Essay Topic 3

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

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