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1. Elephants had to be trained for quite some time before they were ready to appear at the line of battle. Which of the following statements is most accurate?
2. Which of the following areas, as evidenced in the epic known as "Mahabharata", is believed to have been the first to use war elephants?
3. Most elephants used in the military were bred.
4. Which of the following animals was used as a good defense against a line of war elephants?
5. Due to their location, the Persians learned about the use of war elephants from people to the east and used them in their military campaigns. Which of the following battles, involving Alexander the Great, was the first time Europeans were challenged by Persian war elephants?
6. War elephants fitted with tusk swords were a deadly force in ancient armies.
7. In the ancient world, what was perhaps the easiest strategy for an army facing a line of war elephants?
8. The Carthaginian general famously crossed the Alps with his war elephants during the Second Punic War in 218 BC. Which of the following statements BEST describes the outcome of this strategy?
9. According to ancient historians, which of the following species of elephants appears to have been best suited for use in war?
10. Chandragupta Maurya was advised to include the study of elephant handling skills in the curriculum taught at his military academies. What empire did he establish in 322 BC?
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