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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Agricola's mother discourage him from studying philosophy?
(a) It was a poor man's study.
(b) It was too inactive.
(c) It was too pretentious.
(d) It "ate the mind."

2. What historic figure was known to visit Germany and found the city Asciburgium?
(a) Virgil.
(b) Ulysses.
(c) Homer.
(d) Aulus.

3. How did the German tribe Ubii show pride in being a Roman colony?
(a) They wore togas.
(b) They kept out intruders at the Rhine.
(c) They took on new Roman names.
(d) They voluntarily gave agricultural gifts at harvest.

4. Why did Agricola build forts to surround newly submitted British?
(a) It kept them from escaping.
(b) It built fear in them.
(c) It protected the British from their unconquered neighbors.
(d) It controlled imports and exports.

5. A toga for a Roman youth was equivalent to what for a German youth?
(a) A chainmail.
(b) An axe and helmet.
(c) A horse and spear.
(d) A shield and spear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Present knowledge shows which group immigrated into Britain at least three separate times?

2. What was unique about a betrothed German couple?

3. In addition to omens in a bird's flight, what other ways did Germans read omens and warnings?

4. In German culture, what did undergarments indicate?

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

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