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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who helped Nerva bring the praetorian guards to obedience?
(a) Trajan.
(b) Agricola.
(c) Vitellius.
(d) Aulus.
2. How do modern historians identify Agricola's permanent forts?
(a) Through archaelogical excavation.
(b) By Mattingly's history research.
(c) By Tacitus' detailed accounts.
(d) By Trajan's detailed accounts.
3. Of the following, which power did the Roman emperor NOT possess?
(a) Initiate legislation.
(b) Power of censorship.
(c) Military command.
(d) Ability to recall elections.
4. Tacitus noted that __________ were often confused with Germans by the "civilized."
(a) The Celtics.
(b) The Osi.
(c) The Spaniards.
(d) The Gauls.
5. According to Mattingly, what was most important to Tacitus in his life?
(a) His career.
(b) His mother.
(c) The reigning emperor.
(d) His family.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Agricola's successes become so famous?
2. Why was so interested in German culture that he wrote about it?
3. Why did Tacitus feel the need to apologize for his life?
4. Where did Agricola primarily spend his time in the military?
5. Which Roman ruler was the first to try to conquer Britain?
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