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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tacitus criticized the Germans' agriculture calendar because of what?

2. How do present historians know about British kings of the past?

3. Of the following, which was one way a German became a slave among his own men?

4. In Chapter 31, why did Mattingly believe Tacitus was mistaken in saying the Brigantes burned a Roman colony under a woman ruler?

5. Why did Agricola's mother discourage him from studying philosophy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What must a reader be aware of when reading a non-fictional history book such as "The Agricola" and "The Germania"? How does this awareness help the reader detect bias and judgment from primary sources? How can this help the reader be a better historian when researching a subject? The students can use Mattingly as an example.

Essay Topic 2

How did Tacitus feel about the Roman Empire? What shows this? Did he agree with conquests and campaigns or was he in disagreement with the Roman way of life?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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