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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was so unique about the German tribe Chauci?
(a) They sung during battle.
(b) They dwelled in peace as well as in war.
(c) They were pacifists.
(d) They wore their hair long.

2. How could a German chief show prestige and power?
(a) By his possession of gold.
(b) In his number of kills.
(c) By the beauty of his horse.
(d) By his retinue.

3. What special privilege did the Hermundui have in the Roman Empire?
(a) They were considered neutral and never attacked.
(b) They were allowed beyond the banks to trade inland.
(c) They were not taxed.
(d) They were granted citizenship.

4. A toga for a Roman youth was equivalent to what for a German youth?
(a) An axe and helmet.
(b) A horse and spear.
(c) A shield and spear.
(d) A chainmail.

5. How did having children help Agricola's career?
(a) Fathers got special privileges.
(b) He gained sympathy from Domitian.
(c) It kept him home more often.
(d) He gained more sympathy from his peers.

6. How did Tacitus distinguish some tribes as German and not Sarmations?
(a) By their clothing style.
(b) Sarmations were blonde and lighter-skinned.
(c) Sarmations were nomadic while Germans lived in homes.
(d) By their primary weapons.

7. Tacitus criticized the Sitones more than other German tribes because of what cultural difference?
(a) The women were the ruling sex.
(b) They were polygamous.
(c) The women were allowed to fight next to the men.
(d) Men were in war so the women trained the boys at home for war.

8. Modern knowledge shows what about Tacitus' account of German dress?
(a) Tacitus did not really talk about the German's dress.
(b) Images from reliefs and coins contradict Tacitus' account.
(c) Tacitus gave a narrow view of the varying dress between tribes.
(d) Reliefs and coins shows agreement and further evidence.

9. Tacitus criticized the Germans' agriculture calendar because of what?
(a) They did not consider autumn.
(b) They could not grow wheat.
(c) They used the lunar calendar.
(d) They only had two seasons.

10. Of the following, which was one way a German became a slave among his own men?
(a) Lacked a kill by the age of fifteen.
(b) Gambled his freedom away.
(c) Commited adultery.
(d) Surrendered his shield.

11. What held back efficiency in a German assembly of chiefs?
(a) Drink.
(b) Lack of punctuality.
(c) Lack of leadership.
(d) Stubborness.

12. In addition to arms as gifts, what had the Romans influenced the Germans to accept as gifts?
(a) Gold.
(b) Money.
(c) Pearls.
(d) Slaves.

13. How were the Germans' squadrons grouped?
(a) By general's choice.
(b) By family or clan.
(c) By number of previous kills.
(d) Randomly.

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

15. How do present historians know about British kings of the past?
(a) From folklore songs.
(b) Ancient forts are always named after a king.
(c) From legends in storytelling.
(d) From native coins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tacitus felt the only form of wealth Germans had was __________.

2. In addition to omens in a bird's flight, what other ways did Germans read omens and warnings?

3. What weakness did Germans have that according to Tacitus made them easily defeated?

4. What was an obligation of a follower to a German chief in addition to protecting him?

5. What was necessary for the German people to keep tabs in hierarchy?

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