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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Agricola stand when fighting with his men?
(a) In the very front.
(b) He did not fight in the battlegrounds.
(c) In the middle as his men surrounded him.
(d) In the back.

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

3. How did Agricola's arrival in Britain differ from the usual arrival of a new governor?
(a) There was no pagaentry.
(b) The auxiliaries had put on a military salute for him.
(c) The legions saluted him.
(d) There was a parade.

4. For what reason would the Romans not bother to conquer a country?
(a) It lacked good agricultural lands.
(b) It did not have any form of resource.
(c) It was a poor country.
(d) No reason. They would conquer any country.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the following, what was most upsetting for Tacitus in regards to Agricola's death?

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

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

4. When Agricola returned to Rome, why did he intentionally return at night?

5. What did Agricola do in his first year that helped Britain appreciate peace more?

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