HANNIBAL IN CRETE

In line 1, what does Hannibal fear?

• that he will be put to flight

• that he will be betrayed

• that he will have an accident

• that his power will be given to someone else

According to lines 2-3, Hannibal went to Crete to consider ​ (a)   .

• where he should go next
• how to ambush the Gortynians
• what to do with Antiochus
• with whom to ally himself

In lines 3-4, on account of the Cretans’ greed, Hannibal realized that ​ (a)   .

• he would be in great danger
• he must provide for his troops
• he was the cleverest man of all
• Antiochus would seek revenge

According to lines 4-5, a rumor had gone out that ​ (a)  

• Hannibal was carrying a lot of money
• Hannibal had been recalled
• Hannibal’s capture would be rewarded
• Hannibal was planning to rob the Cretans

What does the idiom capit…cōnsilium (line 5) mean?

• he holds an assembly

• he seizes the enemy

• he builds a camp

• he forms a plan

Line 6 reveals Hannibal’s ​ (a)   .

• trickery
• generous actions
• poverty
• battle plans

What did Nepos say that Hannibal was entrusting to the Gortynian leaders (lines 7-8)?

• his temple of Diana

• amphoras filled mostly with lead

• bronze statues

• amphoras filled mostly with gold and silver

Where did Hannibal put all his money (lines 8-9)?

• He stored it in amphoras that he hid at home.

• He carried it with him wherever he went.

• He put it in the temple of Diana.

• He left it inside statues in plain sight.

Why did the Gortynians guard the temple with great care (line 10)?

• They wanted to steal money for Antiochus.

• They were afraid someone might desecrate the temple.

• They wanted to show their loyalty to the temple’s goddess.

• They were afraid Hannibal wanted to take the amphoras away.

Which proper noun in line 12 reveals Hannibal’s ancestral origin?

• Poenus

• Crētēnsibus

• Prūsiam

• Pontum