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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. What did Otho's fleet do to Agricola?
(a) Murdered his mother and plundered her fortunes.
(b) Surprise attacked him from the rear.
(c) Poisoned him.
(d) Denied his power as consul and disobeyed his orders.

2. What was Agricola's reaction to the first attack under his consul?
(a) He decided to wait and see.
(b) He asked the emperor what he should do.
(c) He went where the action was.
(d) He sent a messenger with a surrender's note.

3. What did Domitian offer Agricola for his triumph?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A post in Germany.
(c) A parade.
(d) Syria.

4. Which Roman ruler was the first to try to conquer Britain?
(a) Tiberius.
(b) Claudius.
(c) Caligula.
(d) Julius Caesar.

5. Between which years were Agricola's campaigns in Britain?
(a) 53-68 A.D.
(b) 2 A.D. - 7 A.D.
(c) 78-84 A.D.
(d) 578 A.D. - 584 A.D.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tacitus claimed the British military's strength was in __________.

2. Where did Rome tend to enact its rules?

3. According to Mattingly, what seems to be missing from Tacitus' accounts of Britain?

4. Mattingly observes what defect in Tactitus' writings?

5. What was the outcome when the British launched a night attack on the 9th legion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mattingly claim about German gods and the American calendar system?

2. What were some hints in "The Agricola" that showed Tacitus' true feelings about Domitian?

3. What were some false beliefs Tacitus had about Britain?

4. What evidence does Mattingly suggest shows Agricola likely took a route to cross the river Annan?

5. Between "The Agricola" and "The Germania," what seemed most significant to Tacitus? What common underlying theme was observed in both books?

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

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

8. How did Tacitus compare the living arrangements of the Germans to the Romans?

9. Describe how Tacitus wrote about Agricola's role as a military apprentice under Suetonius Paulinus.

10. Compare Britain's geographical location according to Tacitus' knowledge and to how it is known today.

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