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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who helped Nerva bring the praetorian guards to obedience?
(a) Trajan.
(b) Aulus.
(c) Vitellius.
(d) Agricola.

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

4. What was one way a non-native established Roman citizenship?
(a) Worked in the emperor's household.
(b) Gave useful military information.
(c) Became a slave for seven years.
(d) Enlisted in the army.

5. What was Rome's knowledge of Britain during Tacitus' lifetime?
(a) Nothing more than there were peoples there.
(b) Occasional accounts until Agricola arrived and campaigned.
(c) They believed Britain was part of Spain.
(d) Complete exploration and knowledge due to Julius Caesar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were officials chosen for provinces?

2. In the Introduction, Mattingly claims the Germans needed what if they were to ever reach maturity?

3. Between which years was Tacitus alive?

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

5. What was Augustus's goal as a Roman leader?

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