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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Agricola stand when fighting with his men?
(a) In the back.
(b) He did not fight in the battlegrounds.
(c) In the very front.
(d) In the middle as his men surrounded him.

2. What was Agricola best known for?
(a) His ability to execute a surprise attack.
(b) His diplomatic skills.
(c) His oratory skills.
(d) His tactics and forts.

3. What did Domitian offer Agricola for his triumph?
(a) A post in Germany.
(b) Syria.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A parade.

4. What other country did Agricola want to conquer in order to surround Britain?
(a) Gauls.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) Ireland.

5. Before Tacitus' time, a person who wrote an autobiography was considered to be__________.
(a) Not worth reading about.
(b) Insecure.
(c) Egocentric.
(d) Self-confident.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mattingly, what was most important to Tacitus in his life?

2. According to Mattingly, what belief lies in "The Agricola"?

3. What was Tacitus' relationship to Agricola?

4. What was Agricola's motivation to conquer Britain?

5. During Agricola's praetorship, his responsibility of public games can be described as __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare Britain's geographical location according to Tacitus' knowledge and to how it is known today.

2. Why did Tacitus provide so much British history in "The Agricola?"

3. How did Tacitus compare the living arrangements of the Germans to the Romans?

4. Tacitus described marriage in German cultures. According to his description, what were common gifts between a man and woman that were to be married? What did the gifts symbolized?

5. Tacitus believed what was the general custom concerning the dead in Germany?

6. Describe Tacitus' theories of British origin.

7. What did Tacitus intend to write in his old age, but why was it never written?

8. What were some false beliefs Tacitus had about Britain?

9. When Claudius conquered parts of Britain, describe the way the British accepted this turn in history as Tacitus saw it.

10. What evidence does Mattingly suggest shows Agricola likely took a route to cross the river Annan?

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