The Agricola; and the Germania; Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Agricola; and the Germania; Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Maroboduus, the Marcomannic king?
(a) He was killed by other Germans.
(b) He was poisoned by his wife.
(c) He was killed by the Romans.
(d) He was killed in battle against Britain.

2. Tacitus noted that the Germans felt which way about gold and silver?
(a) They had no personal taste for it.
(b) They believed gold and silver were the best metal for weaponry.
(c) They were acquired greedily by the wealthy.
(d) They used it for trade between Germans only.

3. Mattingly observes what defect in Tactitus' writings?
(a) Misspellings.
(b) Exaggeration of stories.
(c) Carelessness in geography and military history.
(d) Carelessness in proper names and dates.

4. The invasion of Italy by the Germans was __________.
(a) Inevitable.
(b) Expected.
(c) Sudden.
(d) A slow creeping progress.

5. How did Agricola's successes become so famous?
(a) Through Tacitus' writings.
(b) Via Domitian's excessive praise.
(c) The number of archaelogical evidence of his forts.
(d) Trajan wrote a famous eulogy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Augustus's goal as a Roman leader?

2. Who was ruling the Roman Empire when Gallic tribes revolted against Rome and proclaimed their own empire?

3. Mattingly believes Tacitus underrated what about Rome and Germany's relationship?

4. What happened to Britain's hold after Agricola left?

5. Which Roman ruler was the first to try to conquer Britain?

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