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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the battle against the united British tribes on Mount Graupius, how did the number of fallen compare?
(a) 360 British, 10,000 Romans.
(b) 500 British, 300 Romans.
(c) 10,000 British, 360 Romans.
(d) 1000 British, 1000 Romans.

2. Tacitus summed up Agricola's features as __________.
(a) Stoic.
(b) Striking.
(c) Passionate.
(d) Charming.

3. Where did Agricola stand when fighting with his men?
(a) In the very front.
(b) He did not fight in the battlegrounds.
(c) In the middle as his men surrounded him.
(d) In the back.

4. Who helped Nerva bring the praetorian guards to obedience?
(a) Vitellius.
(b) Trajan.
(c) Agricola.
(d) Aulus.

5. What rumor was spread after Agricola's death?
(a) His triumphs were shams.
(b) He commited suicide.
(c) He was poisoned.
(d) He never fought in a battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tacitus felt what lesson was the hardest to remember in philosophy?

2. How was Agricola's death received in general?

3. What happened to Maroboduus, the Marcomannic king?

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

5. How did Domitian receive news of Agricola's successes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the promotion to patrician by Vespasian help Agricola? Tacitus believed Agricola strove for what in his career?

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

3. How did Tacitus commend Agricola's utilization of his armies during peacetime? What did Agricola do during peacetime?

4. How did Tacitus describe Britain when Agricola was first stationed there?

5. Tacitus claimed Germans felt what way about materials such as gold and silver?

6. What did Tacitus claim in regards to Agricola's death? What was the motivation and evidence behind the claim?

7. Describe reasons why the British believed "peacetime" under Roman rule was equivalent to slavery.

8. Describe the state of the Roman army as Tacitus believed it to be in Britain during peacetime.

9. Compare the role of women in German warfare to women in Roman warfare as Tacitus described it.

10. Tacitus claimed Roman forces were able to defeat Germans after their first encounter due to what?

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