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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Between which years were Agricola's campaigns in Britain?
(a) 78-84 A.D.
(b) 2 A.D. - 7 A.D.
(c) 53-68 A.D.
(d) 578 A.D. - 584 A.D.

3. Which Caledonian addressed the British men to inspire courage against the Romans?
(a) Cuchulain.
(b) Cogidumnus.
(c) Calgacus.
(d) Boudicca.

4. What did Tacitus deny existed in Germany?
(a) Religion.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Domestic slavery.
(d) Agriculture.

5. What style of writing did Tacitus follow?
(a) Stream of conscious.
(b) Brief and poetic.
(c) Long-winded.
(d) Allegorical.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What rumor was spread after Agricola's death?

4. Of the following, which title did Tacitus never hold?

5. Despite a quiet retirement, why did many ask Agricola to return to duty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of Mattingly's criticisms of Tacitus' works as a historian?

2. How did Tacitus describe Fenni life and how they reached a state of contentment that was far from Roman life?

3. Describe the state of the Roman army as Tacitus believed it to be in Britain during peacetime.

4. What were some hints in "The Agricola" that showed Tacitus' true feelings about Domitian?

5. Describe the Germans judicial system as Tacitus understood it.

6. Describe how Tacitus wrote about Agricola's role as a military apprentice under Suetonius Paulinus.

7. Why did Tacitus believe it was unlikely the Germans were immigrants from elsewhere?

8. What were some false beliefs Tacitus had about Britain?

9. Who were Titus and Domitian and what was their relationship to the Roman Empire?

10. Tacitus described marriage in German cultures. According to his description, what were common gifts between a man and woman that were to be married? What did the gifts symbolized?

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