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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What political harmony did Tacitus wish to see in the Roman Republic?
(a) Autocracy and freedom.
(b) Harmony between the Emperor and Senate.
(c) The Senate and the Praetorian Guards.
(d) The Roman Empire and the German tribes.

3. In the battle against the united British tribes on Mount Graupius, how did the number of fallen compare?
(a) 1000 British, 1000 Romans.
(b) 10,000 British, 360 Romans.
(c) 360 British, 10,000 Romans.
(d) 500 British, 300 Romans.

4. What did Otho's fleet do to Agricola?
(a) Poisoned him.
(b) Murdered his mother and plundered her fortunes.
(c) Denied his power as consul and disobeyed his orders.
(d) Surprise attacked him from the rear.

5. What did Agricola not live to see?
(a) Domitian seige the Senate.
(b) Germany cross the Rhine into Roman territory.
(c) Britain revolt and gain back all its land.
(d) His daughter get married.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mattingly states all of the following are "characteristic weaknesses" of ancient Germans EXCEPT what?

3. How were the Germans' squadrons grouped?

4. How do modern historians identify Agricola's permanent forts?

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

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