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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 did Hannibal count on to toughen and train his troops?

2. What language did Hannibal speak besides Carthaginian?

3. When did the tide of the war start to turn for the Romans according to "Cannae"?

4. How did the Romans signal their incoming battle?

5. Where did Hannibal put together his army?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What would the Carthaginian soldiers do?

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

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

9. What did Hannibal know when the Romans dismounted?

10. What changed for the ghosts of Cannae?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Second Punic War and the statement that it was the "first world war in the history of humankind."

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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