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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tacitus claimed Domitian was ridiculed by the people for what reason?
(a) A fake triumph in Britain.
(b) His son was a coward in battle.
(c) His wife commited adultery.
(d) A fake triumph in Germany.

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

3. With which ruler did Agricola have the most tense relationship?
(a) Trajan.
(b) Caligula.
(c) Vespasian.
(d) Domitian.

4. What did Domitian offer Agricola for his triumph?
(a) A parade.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A post in Germany.
(d) Syria.

5. Why was so interested in German culture that he wrote about it?
(a) He believed Germans were desecendants from the same gods.
(b) He believed Germans were a constant threat.
(c) He believed Germans would make great slaves.
(d) He believed Germans had much to offer Roman civilization.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened to Maroboduus, the Marcomannic king?

3. Between which years were Agricola's campaigns in Britain?

4. Tacitus claimed the British military's strength was in __________.

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

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