Hannibal - Rhone and Alps

Livy recounts a dream Hannibal supposedly had that suggested he was destined to invade Italy. When Hannibal turned round in the dream, what did he see following him?

• a herd of elephants

• a flock of vultures

• a snake

• a huge army

Who did Hannibal leave in charge in Spain when he set off for the Alps?

• Mago

• Hasdrubal

• Hanno

• Scipio

Who did Hannibal entrust with the task of getting behind the Gauls at the Rhone?

• Hanno, son of Bomilcar

• Hasdrubal, his brother

• Gisco, a general

• Mago, his brother

Which Cis-Alpine Gaulish/Celt leader (and enemy of Rome) came over the Alps to Hannibal to establish friendly relations?

• Brancus of the Allobroges

• Magilus of the Boii

• Hanno of the Saguntines

• Mago of the Celt-Iberians

In Livy's account, who does Publius Scipio send to Spain to challenge the Carthagininans there?

• Sempronius Longus

• Gnaeus Scipio Calvus

• Publius Scipio the Younger

• Gaius Flaminius

Crossing the Alps: put these events in chronlogical order

• Hannibal giving an inspiring speech as they look down into Italy

• Hannibal defeating the tribe who tried to deceive him as being friendly

• Hannibal outwitting the Allobrogians who left their posts during the night

• A precarious descent down the Alps

• The conference at the foot of the Alps

When Hannibal was suspicious of the tribe who appeared to be friendly, he took precautions by placing ​​ (a)   at the front and ​ (b)   towards the rear

• His Cavalry And His Baggage Train
• Himself And His Infantry
• Himself And His Baggage Train
• Himself And His Cavalry
• His Cavalry And His Infantry

As he descended the Alps, Hannibal encountered bad luck because ​ (a)   had fallen on ​​ (b)   with the result that his men ​​ (c)   slipped on the underlying ice.

• Fresh snow
• Last year's frozen snow
• Broke Through The Surface Easily And
• rain
• bare rock
• a gravelly surface
• Had To Stop Immediately And
• Had To Send The Elephants First And

According to Polybius, the journey from New Carthage took ​ (a)   and the crossing of the Alps ​ (b)  

• 5 months
• 15 days
• 3 months
• 1 month
• 22 days
• 9 days
• 8 months
• 34 days
• 9 months
• 46 days

According to Polybius, Hannibal arrived in Italy with approximately

• 30,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry

• 20,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry

• 
  26,000 infantry and 8,000 infantry

• 38,000 infantry and 12,000 cavalry