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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tacitus criticized the Sitones more than other German tribes because of what cultural difference?

2. What event caused such a great financial loss to the state that Agricola had to rectify it?

3. "The Germania" is believed to come from a single manuscript written in what century?

4. Why did Agricola build forts to surround newly submitted British?

5. Although feuds between families passed on to heirs, what reconciled them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Tacitus fail to detail when telling the biography of Agricola's surroundings and environment? Was this intentional or a reflection of his faults as a writer? Provide areas where he could have given more detail and how it would help the biography.

Essay Topic 2

Describe how religion played a role in German culture. How was it involved in their history, their belief of human origin, warfare, etc.?

Essay Topic 3

"The Agricola" is a "portrait of a career," according to Mattingly. How is this appropriate as a biography for both the writer Tacitus and the subject Agricola?

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