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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was so unique about the German tribe Chauci?
(a) They were pacifists.
(b) They dwelled in peace as well as in war.
(c) They sung during battle.
(d) They wore their hair long.

2. In addition to omens in a bird's flight, what other ways did Germans read omens and warnings?
(a) Listening to special horses.
(b) From cattle manure.
(c) Via tea leaves.
(d) In a sheep's cry.

3. What physical attributes did Tacitus describe in the German people?
(a) Blue eyes, red hair, with big frames.
(b) Large and hairy.
(c) Short, freckly, with red hair.
(d) Dark hair and stout.

4. Modern knowledge shows what about Tacitus' account of German dress?
(a) Images from reliefs and coins contradict Tacitus' account.
(b) Tacitus gave a narrow view of the varying dress between tribes.
(c) Reliefs and coins shows agreement and further evidence.
(d) Tacitus did not really talk about the German's dress.

5. Tacitus criticized the Sitones more than other German tribes because of what cultural difference?
(a) The women were allowed to fight next to the men.
(b) Men were in war so the women trained the boys at home for war.
(c) They were polygamous.
(d) The women were the ruling sex.

Short Answer Questions

1. What historic figure was known to visit Germany and found the city Asciburgium?

2. Who got to voice their opinions in major affairs in German tribes?

3. What was one of the most shameful acts a German soldier could do?

4. What held back efficiency in a German assembly of chiefs?

5. Who were under Roman rule but was not subjected to taxes and used only for war purposes?

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