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

Short Answer Questions

1. Tacitus felt the only form of wealth Germans had was __________.

2. In Chapter 31, why did Mattingly believe Tacitus was mistaken in saying the Brigantes burned a Roman colony under a woman ruler?

3. How could Agricola take advantage of the staff-captaincy post?

4. What did Germans fear for their women?

5. Tacitus believed the earth was what shape?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Despite Tacitus' claimed that Germans seemed pure without intermarriages of other cultures, how did his work "The Germania" show otherwise. What evidence shows mixture of culture, habit, morals, ethics, and beliefs?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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