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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. Mattingly suggests modern Germany thinks of "The Germania" in what way?
(a) As fictitious.
(b) As an unofficial work without real evidence.
(c) As wrong and banned from the schools.
(d) As a patriotic piece.

2. 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 back.
(d) In the middle as his men surrounded him.

3. Tacitus noted that the Germans felt which way about gold and silver?
(a) They were acquired greedily by the wealthy.
(b) They used it for trade between Germans only.
(c) They had no personal taste for it.
(d) They believed gold and silver were the best metal for weaponry.

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

5. How did Agricola take advantage of his first victory?
(a) He took a promotion.
(b) He did not.
(c) He asked for a parade.
(d) He took the majority of the spoils.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Arminius received at home after his win over Quintillius?

2. Tacitus noted that __________ were often confused with Germans by the "civilized."

3. Which German tribe(s) invaded Italy in 113 B.C.?

4. What did Tacitus credit to changing the Gaul's warlike past?

5. Of the following, which title did Tacitus never hold?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Tacitus believe it was unlikely the Germans were immigrants from elsewhere?

2. Write a brief summary of the common plan that biographies, such as "The Agricola" follows.

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

4. Tacitus wrote "The Hundred" was what significance to Germany?

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

6. What characteristic did Tacitus describe in Agricola in regards to judicial duties?

7. Describe the Germans judicial system as Tacitus understood it.

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

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

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

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