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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Agricola.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What style of writing did Tacitus follow?
(a) Brief and poetic.
(b) Allegorical.
(c) Stream of conscious.
(d) Long-winded.

3. What benefit was there for Agricola when he married Domitia Decidiana?
(a) A closer relationship with Domitian.
(b) A closer relationship to the governor of Britain.
(c) Social distinction.
(d) Greater monetary wealth.

4. Between which years was Tacitus alive?
(a) A.D. 500-1115.
(b) B.C. 50-115.
(c) A.D. 50-115.
(d) A.D. 85-150.

5. What political harmony did Tacitus wish to see in the Roman Republic?
(a) The Roman Empire and the German tribes.
(b) Autocracy and freedom.
(c) Harmony between the Emperor and Senate.
(d) The Senate and the Praetorian Guards.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the following, what was most upsetting for Tacitus in regards to Agricola's death?

2. How did Agricola's father get Gaius the emperor angry at him?

3. Tacitus claimed Domitian was ridiculed by the people for what reason?

4. The invasion of Italy by the Germans was __________.

5. How were officials chosen for provinces?

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