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

2. What happened to the emperor of Rome?
(a) Died in old age.
(b) Understood the significance of the Senate during his reign.
(c) Killed in battle.
(d) Assassinated.

3. What was unique about a betrothed German couple?
(a) The man offered the dowry, not the woman.
(b) The woman offered the dowry, not the man.
(c) Mothers chose the bride and groom.
(d) They were encouraged to marry outside the clan.

4. What was Tacitus' relationship to Agricola?
(a) They had no direct relationship.
(b) He was Agricola's son-in-law.
(c) He was Agricola's military right hand man.
(d) He was Agricola's son.

5. How was Arminius received at home after his win over Quintillius?
(a) They looked upon him suspiciously of the truth.
(b) He was killed by his enemies that were his own countrymen.
(c) He was neither celebrated nor thought of.
(d) He was paraded around.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was so interested in German culture that he wrote about it?

2. Why did Tacitus provide so much British history in "The Agricola"?

3. Before Tacitus' time, a person who wrote an autobiography was considered to be__________.

4. What weakness did Germans have that according to Tacitus made them easily defeated?

5. What was so unique about the German tribe Chauci?

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