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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How do modern historians identify Agricola's permanent forts?
(a) By Tacitus' detailed accounts.
(b) By Mattingly's history research.
(c) Through archaelogical excavation.
(d) By Trajan's detailed accounts.

4. What did Tacitus deny existed in Germany?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) Religion.
(c) Domestic slavery.
(d) Intelligence.

5. Tacitus believed the Germans loved what the most?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Women.
(c) Drinking.
(d) War.

Short Answer Questions

1. Between which years were Agricola's campaigns in Britain?

2. What was Augustus's goal as a Roman leader?

3. Where did Agricola primarily spend his time in the military?

4. Of the following, which power did the Roman emperor NOT possess?

5. The beginning years of British conquest can be described as __________.

(see the answer key)

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