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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tacitus summed up Agricola's features as __________.
(a) Striking.
(b) Passionate.
(c) Charming.
(d) Stoic.

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

3. Which Caledonian addressed the British men to inspire courage against the Romans?
(a) Boudicca.
(b) Cuchulain.
(c) Cogidumnus.
(d) Calgacus.

4. What undertone does Mattingly suggest is written in "The Agricola"?
(a) The Roman Empire should never have tried to conquer Germany.
(b) A political tone of moderation.
(c) Agricola single-handedly conquered Britain.
(d) The emperor is too egocentric to see the Empire's weaknesses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the British help the Romans succeed in conquering more regions?

2. Why did Rome want to conquer Britain?

3. What was Agricola's reaction to the first attack under his consul?

4. Where did Agricola stand when fighting with his men?

5. Why was so interested in German culture that he wrote about it?

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