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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were officials chosen for provinces?
(a) The emperor chose for all provinces.
(b) The Senate chose for peaceful provinces and the emperor for restless ones.
(c) By the praetorian guards.
(d) By the people.

2. Tacitus noted that __________ were often confused with Germans by the "civilized."
(a) The Gauls.
(b) The Celtics.
(c) The Spaniards.
(d) The Osi.

3. Where did Rome tend to enact its rules?
(a) In the conquered colonies.
(b) They were unsuccessful in doing so.
(c) Amongst the impoverished rural areas.
(d) In the cities and money classes.

4. In Agricola's third year in Britain, he focused on what in particular?
(a) He built forts.
(b) Tried to leave Britain for Germany.
(c) He extended the conquered land to the entire isle.
(d) Granted citizenship for all of Britain.

5. What did Tacitus credit to changing the Gaul's warlike past?
(a) Tacitus' famous oration on peace.
(b) Peace within Roman life.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) Their inferiority to German warriors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Caledonian addressed the British men to inspire courage against the Romans?

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

3. Which Roman ruler was the first to try to conquer Britain?

4. Before Tacitus' time, a person who wrote an autobiography was considered to be__________.

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

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