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Dangerous Journeys in history

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  • How many men and women started the Long March?
    86,000 men and 300 women
    86,000 men and 3 women
    8,600 men and 30 women
    86,000 men and 30 women
  • Where was Hannibal Barca born?
    b) Rome
    a) Carthage
    d) Egypt
    c) Greece
  • Who was Hannibal's father?
    a) Hamilcar
    c) Alexander the Great
    d) Mark Antony
    b) Julius Caesar
  • Where was Mao Zedong born?
    A. Hunan province
    B. Shaanxi province
    D. Northwestern province
    C. Yangtze province
  • When did Mao help found the Chinese Communist Party?
    1934
    1893
    1949
    1921
  • What was the reason behind the war between Carthage and Rome?
    a) Control over the Eastern Mediterranean
    c) Control over North Africa
    b) Control over the Western Mediterranean
    d) Control over Europe
  • What happened when Hannibal's army reached the River Rhone?
    c) They were attacked by local tribesmen
    b) They turned back
    a) They built huge rafts to ferry the elephants across
    d) They encountered heavy snowfall
  • How did Hannibal plan to attack the Romans in 218 BC?
    a) By land
    d) By underground tunnels
    b) By sea
    c) By air
  • How many elephants did Hannibal take with him on his journey?
    c) 100
    a) 37
    b) 90
    d) 50
  • Why was Hannibal's march considered successful?
    d) He amassed a great fortune
    b) He conquered Italy
    a) He defeated the Romans in numerous battles
    c) He built a new empire in North Africa
  • Where did Hannibal move with his family after Carthage lost the war?
    b) Greece
    d) Egypt
    a) Italy
    c) Spain
  • What was the Long March?
    A journey from the north to the south of China
    A battle between the Red Army and the Nationalist Government
    Mao's escape from the Nationalist Government
    Mao's ascent to power in China
  • How did Hannibal die?
    d) By assassination
    c) In battle against the Romans
    a) By suicide
    b) Of natural causes
  • What was Mao's role during the Long March?
    He was a student who founded the Chinese Communist Party
    He was a farmer who joined the Red Army
    He was the leader of the Red Army and the Communist Party
    He was the leader of the Nationalist Government