1a) How is German society organized?
1b) Who bears authority within it?
1c) How do they achieve power?
2a) Why is German society so warlike according to Tacitus?
2b) What purpose does warfare serve among Germanic tribes?
3) What is the family life of the Germans like?
4) Implicit (contained) in Tacitus' account of the morals of the Germans is a comment upon the Romans of his own time. What do you think he is trying to say?