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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. The British speech Tacitus paraphrased in "The Agricola" that was used to rally against the Romans can be summed up in which statement?
(a) Action speaks louder than words.
(b) A house divided against itself cannot stand.
(c) Show the Romans they are biting off more than they can chew.
(d) The Romans are all bark and no bite.

2. What major characteristic did Tacitus note about the seas around Britain?
(a) They were easy to sail and row through.
(b) The width between Britain and Spain was not as far as assumed.
(c) They had a large expanse of tidal currents.
(d) They rushed to the ends of the earth.

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

4. What happened to Maroboduus, the Marcomannic king?
(a) He was killed by other Germans.
(b) He was killed by the Romans.
(c) He was killed in battle against Britain.
(d) He was poisoned by his wife.

5. What happened to the emperor of Rome?
(a) Understood the significance of the Senate during his reign.
(b) Died in old age.
(c) Assassinated.
(d) Killed in battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Agricola was brought up with an education in __________.

2. What was Agricola best known for?

3. Tacitus summed up Agricola's features as __________.

4. What lesson from others' experience did Agricola consider when he was victorious in battles?

5. What would help a defendant of a crime if Agricola was the judge of punishment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Tacitus describe Agricola's tactic to gain the British tribes' submission?

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

3. Who were Titus and Domitian and what was their relationship to the Roman Empire?

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

5. How did the Roman profiteers take advantage of the British natives?

6. How did Agricola use surprise to attack Anglesey?

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

8. How was the "Clyde and Forth" both good for the British and the Romans?

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

10. What about Agricola 's military strategy and career was criticized by Tacitus?

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