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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How was Arminius received at home after his win over Quintillius?
(a) He was neither celebrated nor thought of.
(b) He was paraded around.
(c) They looked upon him suspiciously of the truth.
(d) He was killed by his enemies that were his own countrymen.

3. Who was finally able to restore Roman prestige after years of cruel emperors?
(a) Vitellius.
(b) Vespasian.
(c) Nero.
(d) Caligula.

4. Mattingly believes Tacitus underrated what about Rome and Germany's relationship?
(a) The diplomatic assemblies that occurred without violence.
(b) The equal influence of religious culture on one another.
(c) The amount of trade that occurred.
(d) Their influence of advancing weaponry in each other's culture.

5. Between which years was Tacitus alive?
(a) A.D. 50-115.
(b) A.D. 85-150.
(c) B.C. 50-115.
(d) A.D. 500-1115.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tacitus believed the Germans loved what the most?

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

3. What was Agricola best known for?

4. With which ruler did Agricola have the most tense relationship?

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

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