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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. How many times did Hannibal marry?

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

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

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

5. Where were the Romans not victorious during the Second Punic War?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Romans turn to?

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

3. What happened when Hannibal eluded Publius Scipio?

4. What did Hannibal try to start with Fabius?

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

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

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

8. What did Hannibal begin doing?

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

10. What changed for the ghosts of Cannae?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Hannibal's use of spies and conclusions made by historians.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role that religion and sacrifice had for the Romans and Carthaginians.

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