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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How were ancient German records kept?
(a) In songs.
(b) In storytelling.
(c) Through priests.
(d) In picture form.

3. What generally separated the ancient Germans from other peoples?
(a) Seas.
(b) An arbitrary political boundary.
(c) Physical landscapes.
(d) An ancient stone wall.

4. Why would the Cotini be more ashamed than other tribes because they worked in the iron mines of Germany?
(a) They could have used the iron to make weapons instead of tribute to the Romans.
(b) Iron mines were considered base because of its disturbance to the outdoor altars.
(c) It was disgraceful against the German kings to mine the iron for anyone else.
(d) The iron mines were considered as low of a job as a slave.

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

6. Who were the only ones allowed to decide on capital punishment, imprisonment, and flogging?
(a) Kings.
(b) Chiefs.
(c) Priests.
(d) Generals.

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

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

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

10. The German peoples can be described as __________.
(a) Ostentatious.
(b) Frivolous.
(c) Practical.
(d) Naive.

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

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

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

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

15. Tacitus felt the only form of wealth Germans had was __________.
(a) Cereal crops.
(b) Their population number.
(c) Gold.
(d) Livestock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tacitus believed the earth was what shape?

2. What physical attributes did Tacitus describe in the German people?

3. Who was the earth-born god of the Germans?

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

5. Tacitus criticized the Sitones more than other German tribes because of what cultural difference?

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