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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Germania.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How could a German chief show prestige and power?
(a) By his possession of gold.
(b) By his retinue.
(c) By the beauty of his horse.
(d) In his number of kills.

2. Where did Agricola stand when fighting with his men?
(a) In the very front.
(b) In the middle as his men surrounded him.
(c) He did not fight in the battlegrounds.
(d) In the back.

3. Tacitus criticized the Sitones more than other German tribes because of what cultural difference?
(a) They were polygamous.
(b) The women were the ruling sex.
(c) The women were allowed to fight next to the men.
(d) Men were in war so the women trained the boys at home for war.

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

5. Tacitus felt the only form of wealth Germans had was __________.
(a) Their population number.
(b) Cereal crops.
(c) Gold.
(d) Livestock.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were the Germans' choice of arms?

3. The Chatti showed steady courage in warfare through what?

4. Where did Rome tend to enact its rules?

5. Who were under Roman rule but was not subjected to taxes and used only for war purposes?

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