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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What style of writing did Tacitus follow?
(a) Stream of conscious.
(b) Long-winded.
(c) Allegorical.
(d) Brief and poetic.

3. As stated by Mattingly, how does Tacitus compare to other historians of his age in regards to his writings about Germany?
(a) He was highly appreciated during his time but less so in the present.
(b) Not appreciated during his time but after his death.
(c) Mediocre.
(d) One of the best.

4. Why did Rome want to conquer Britain?
(a) For revenge.
(b) For their gold and silver.
(c) For their knowledge of arms.
(d) Purely for victory over more lands.

5. The invasion of Italy by the Germans was __________.
(a) Sudden.
(b) Inevitable.
(c) A slow creeping progress.
(d) Expected.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Tacitus handle his political position under an emperor?

2. What was Tacitus' relationship to Agricola?

3. Rome's first attempt to conquer Britain can be described as __________.

4. The beginning years of British conquest can be described as __________.

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

(see the answer key)

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