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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. Of the following, which power did the Roman emperor NOT possess?
(a) Ability to recall elections.
(b) Initiate legislation.
(c) Power of censorship.
(d) Military command.

2. How did Agricola's father get Gaius the emperor angry at him?
(a) He defied orders and refused to conquer Britain.
(b) He attempted murder on one of his favorite Senators.
(c) He was famous and succeeded in life.
(d) He defied orders and campaigned past the Rhine.

3. According to Mattingly, what was most important to Tacitus in his life?
(a) The reigning emperor.
(b) His career.
(c) His family.
(d) His mother.

4. What other country did Agricola want to conquer in order to surround Britain?
(a) Gauls.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Spain.

5. How did Augustus handle the Germans?
(a) He advanced over the Rhine.
(b) He advanced to the Elbe.
(c) He kept them at the Rhine.
(d) He ignored their presence and concentrated on Britain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political harmony did Tacitus wish to see in the Roman Republic?

2. According to Tacitus, Agricola felt it was more "honourable to __________ than to hate."

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

4. Why did Rome want to conquer Britain?

5. According to a Caledonian, what kept the Gauls and Germans under Roman rule?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Tacitus described marriage in German cultures. According to his description, what were common gifts between a man and woman that were to be married? What did the gifts symbolized?

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

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

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

8. How did Agricola use surprise to attack Anglesey?

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

10. "The Germania" is the study of what in particular? Why was Tacitus so concerned?

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