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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Notes, Bibliography, and Glossary.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were officials chosen for provinces?
(a) By the praetorian guards.
(b) The Senate chose for peaceful provinces and the emperor for restless ones.
(c) By the people.
(d) The emperor chose for all provinces.

2. In German culture, what did undergarments indicate?
(a) Social norm.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Insecurity.
(d) Progressive.

3. As stated by Mattingly, how does Tacitus compare to other historians of his age in regards to his writings about Germany?
(a) One of the best.
(b) Mediocre.
(c) Not appreciated during his time but after his death.
(d) He was highly appreciated during his time but less so in the present.

4. In Agricola's third year in Britain, he focused on what in particular?
(a) He built forts.
(b) He extended the conquered land to the entire isle.
(c) Granted citizenship for all of Britain.
(d) Tried to leave Britain for Germany.

5. How did having children help Agricola's career?
(a) It kept him home more often.
(b) He gained sympathy from Domitian.
(c) Fathers got special privileges.
(d) He gained more sympathy from his peers.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Agricola returned to Rome, why did he intentionally return at night?

2. Tacitus criticized the Sitones more than other German tribes because of what cultural difference?

3. Of the following, which was one way a German became a slave among his own men?

4. Tacitus claimed Domitian was ridiculed by the people for what reason?

5. According to Tacitus, Agricola felt it was more "honourable to __________ than to hate."

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