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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was a common duty for German men to do when not partaking in war?
(a) Be involved in politics.
(b) Feast.
(c) Start a war.
(d) Be involved in philosophy.

2. Who helped Nerva bring the praetorian guards to obedience?
(a) Vitellius.
(b) Aulus.
(c) Trajan.
(d) Agricola.

3. What happened to Maroboduus, the Marcomannic king?
(a) He was killed in battle against Britain.
(b) He was poisoned by his wife.
(c) He was killed by other Germans.
(d) He was killed by the Romans.

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

5. In the Introduction, Mattingly claims the Germans needed what if they were to ever reach maturity?
(a) A united kingdom.
(b) Power over drinking.
(c) Roman discipline.
(d) A fierce ruler.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were the Germans' squadrons grouped?

2. What generally separated the ancient Germans from other peoples?

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

4. In the battle against the united British tribes on Mount Graupius, how did the number of fallen compare?

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

(see the answer key)

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