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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who got to voice their opinions in major affairs in German tribes?
(a) The whole community.
(b) The generals.
(c) The women.
(d) Chiefs only.

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

4. "The Germania" is believed to come from a single manuscript written in what century?
(a) 9th century.
(b) Early 16th century.
(c) Early 6th century.
(d) 100 A.D.

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

6. Why did Agricola's mother discourage him from studying philosophy?
(a) It was too inactive.
(b) It was a poor man's study.
(c) It was too pretentious.
(d) It "ate the mind."

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

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

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

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

11. What did Tacitus claim was the purpose of "baritus"?
(a) To impress a female with a handsome song.
(b) To challenge the enemy to a battle from afar.
(c) To show appreciation for a well-done victory.
(d) To unite valour before battle.

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

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

14. What was necessary for the German people to keep tabs in hierarchy?
(a) Violence and war.
(b) A quarterly assembly of chiefs.
(c) Census.
(d) Accurate account of wealth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What custom did Chatti boys assume until they showed their worth of birth?

2. Why did Agricola build forts to surround newly submitted British?

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

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

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

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