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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physical attributes did Tacitus describe in the German people?
(a) Short, freckly, with red hair.
(b) Dark hair and stout.
(c) Large and hairy.
(d) Blue eyes, red hair, with big frames.

2. 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) One of the best.
(c) Mediocre.
(d) Not appreciated during his time but after his death.

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

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

5. According to Mattingly, what was most important to Tacitus in his life?
(a) His family.
(b) His mother.
(c) The reigning emperor.
(d) His career.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the following, what was more resented by the people than tax?

2. Why did Tacitus feel the need to apologize for his life?

3. What was unique about a betrothed German couple?

4. How did Agricola's father get Gaius the emperor angry at him?

5. Although feuds between families passed on to heirs, what reconciled them?

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