The Agricola; and the Germania; Test | Final Test - Easy

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The Agricola; and the Germania; Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What historic figure was known to visit Germany and found the city Asciburgium?
(a) Virgil.
(b) Aulus.
(c) Ulysses.
(d) Homer.

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

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

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

5. What were the Germans' choice of arms?
(a) Horses.
(b) Spears.
(c) Battle axes.
(d) Trebuchets.

6. During assembly, how did the Germans show respectful agreement?
(a) Kept silence.
(b) Said "Ja."
(c) Clashed their weapons.
(d) Nodded their heads.

7. What event caused such a great financial loss to the state that Agricola had to rectify it?
(a) Drought.
(b) Inflation.
(c) Infestation of a corn beetle.
(d) The people looted after a great fire.

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

9. How did the German tribe Ubii show pride in being a Roman colony?
(a) They took on new Roman names.
(b) They kept out intruders at the Rhine.
(c) They voluntarily gave agricultural gifts at harvest.
(d) They wore togas.

10. Without proper weapons, shelter, or horses, Tacitus described the Fenni as __________.
(a) Well content.
(b) Pathetic.
(c) Serene.
(d) Natural.

11. Of all the German tribes, which held the greatest in number?
(a) Chatti.
(b) Chauci.
(c) Suebi.
(d) Batavi.

12. The Chatti showed steady courage in warfare through what?
(a) Their impressive unified steps into the beginning of a battle.
(b) They kept an unwavering flag throughout battle.
(c) Deliberate movements rather than quick rushes.
(d) Their steady chants.

13. What did Germans fear for their women?
(a) Starvation.
(b) An impoverished life.
(c) Death.
(d) Enslavement.

14. How could Agricola take advantage of the staff-captaincy post?
(a) He was able to travel to any country he preferred.
(b) He could stay in the back of the battle without question.
(c) He was able to leave more easily.
(d) He could order others around even if it was not relevant to the military.

15. Why did Agricola build forts to surround newly submitted British?
(a) It controlled imports and exports.
(b) It built fear in them.
(c) It protected the British from their unconquered neighbors.
(d) It kept them from escaping.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the only ones allowed to decide on capital punishment, imprisonment, and flogging?

2. Of the following, which was one way a German became a slave among his own men?

3. Tacitus criticized the Germans' agriculture calendar because of what?

4. In German culture, what did undergarments indicate?

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

(see the answer keys)

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