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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Agricola's motivation to conquer Britain?
(a) He wanted to impress his father.
(b) Roman destiny.
(c) He wanted to get the emperor jealous.
(d) He wanted a triumph.

2. What major characteristic did Tacitus note about the seas around Britain?
(a) They were easy to sail and row through.
(b) They rushed to the ends of the earth.
(c) The width between Britain and Spain was not as far as assumed.
(d) They had a large expanse of tidal currents.

3. How did Tacitus handle his political position under an emperor?
(a) Believed in whatever the emperor believed in.
(b) Followed loyally, despite his own feelings.
(c) Usually manipulated the officials of the emperor to take his stance.
(d) Unwavering with his own stance.

4. With which ruler did Agricola have the most tense relationship?
(a) Vespasian.
(b) Trajan.
(c) Caligula.
(d) Domitian.

5. Why was so interested in German culture that he wrote about it?
(a) He believed Germans had much to offer Roman civilization.
(b) He believed Germans were desecendants from the same gods.
(c) He believed Germans would make great slaves.
(d) He believed Germans were a constant threat.

6. What did Domitian offer Agricola for his triumph?
(a) A parade.
(b) A post in Germany.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Syria.

7. Which German tribe(s) invaded Italy in 113 B.C.?
(a) Osi.
(b) Fenni.
(c) Cimbri and Teutoni.
(d) Seubi.

8. Tacitus believed the Germans loved what the most?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Drinking.
(c) War.
(d) Women.

9. What did Otho's fleet do to Agricola?
(a) Murdered his mother and plundered her fortunes.
(b) Surprise attacked him from the rear.
(c) Denied his power as consul and disobeyed his orders.
(d) Poisoned him.

10. The beginning years of British conquest can be described as __________.
(a) A slow but progressive campaign by the Romans.
(b) A swing of victories between both parties.
(c) A rollover of the British isle by the Romans.
(d) The Romans fighting against a brick wall with no arms.

11. The invasion of Italy by the Germans was __________.
(a) A slow creeping progress.
(b) Expected.
(c) Inevitable.
(d) Sudden.

12. What would help a defendant of a crime if Agricola was the judge of punishment?
(a) Willingness to give service in the Roman army.
(b) Genuine repentance.
(c) Absolute evidence of innocence.
(d) Bribery.

13. During Agricola's praetorship, his responsibility of public games can be described as __________.
(a) Strictly prohibitive.
(b) A happy medium.
(c) Too sparse in public opinion.
(d) Excessive.

14. Tacitus claimed the British military's strength was in __________.
(a) The cavalry.
(b) The knowledge of the lands.
(c) The infantry.
(d) The weaponry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason would the Romans not bother to conquer a country?

2. Why did Tacitus provide so much British history in "The Agricola"?

3. Who was ruling the Roman Empire when Gallic tribes revolted against Rome and proclaimed their own empire?

4. According to Mattingly, what belief lies in "The Agricola"?

5. Between which years was Tacitus alive?

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