The Young Carthaginian 11
Study Guide Questions for Ch. 11 “The Passage of the Rhone”
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Grammar Questions: (The Information of the Text)
What did the Carthaginians possess which the Romans did not at the time of this story?
What was a “singular article” of the treaty made between the Carthaginians and the Gauls?
What “filled” the local inhabitants near the Rhone river with “admiration” for the Carthaginian army?
How were the Elephants transported across the river?
By what means did Hannibal’s soldiers cross the river?
What caused Malchus and Nessus trouble in their crossing?
What hinders the Numidians from being able to rescue Malchus?
What did the Roman commander assume about Malchus’ role in the Carthaginian army?
How did Malchus respond to Scipio when he threatened Malchus’ with death if he would not tell him what he wanted to know?
Logic Questions: (Interpreting, Comparing/Contrasting, Reasoning)
Why would Hannibal “pay liberally” for that which he could take by force without payment?
Why did Hannibal send Hanno and his men to cross the river five miles further down the stream? Why was this done at “nightfall”?
Why did Malchus think the fight between the Numidian horsemen and the Roman cavalry would have ended differently if it had been true Carthaginian cavalry fighting against the Romans?
Why might it be the case that Greek was “a language which was understood by the educated of both Rome and Carthage?”
Rhetoric Questions: (The Analysis of Ideas in the Text)
Was Malchus being courageous, reckless, or just ignorant of the information requested, when he refused to answer Scipio’s questions? Explain your answer.
Theological Analysis: (Sola Scriptura)
What connection might we make between John 19:16-22 and our current reading?