The Agricola; and the Germania; Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Agricola; and the Germania; Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the outcome when the British launched a night attack on the 9th legion?

2. What happened to the emperor of Rome?

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

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

5. According to Mattingly, what seems to be missing from Tacitus' accounts of Britain?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Cartimandua and how was she significant in British and Roman history?

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

3. What does Mattingly claim about German gods and the American calendar system?

4. When Galba undertook Roman rule, how did Tacitus describe Germany's reaction? What did this indicate about Germany's relationship with Rome?

5. How did Tacitus commend Agricola's utilization of his armies during peacetime? What did Agricola do during peacetime?

6. What did Tacitus claim in regards to Agricola's death? What was the motivation and evidence behind the claim?

7. How did Tacitus describe slavery in Germany?

8. What did Agricola give to Domitian in his will? How was it received by Domitian as Tacitus believed it?

9. Write a brief summary of the common plan that biographies, such as "The Agricola" follows.

10. How did Tacitus show bits of Roman life in "The Germania?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Tacitus was a senator under various rulers, both good and bad. What challenges were there and how did he deal with them? What were some possible reasons he reacted the way he did? Provide examples from the book.

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