Question 1
Tiberius Gracchus pressed for passing a land-reform bill as a way to ________.
A. antagonize the Latin League into breaking their treaty
B. cheat on his personal taxes
C. disgrace his brother Gaius
D. redistribute wealth
E. reward senators
Question 2
When Carthage had the opportunity to occupy Sicily, which was close to the Italian peninsula, the Romans launched the first of three ________.
Fill in the blank with correct word.
Question 3
Rome borrowed mythology, aspects of religion, philosophy, and literature from the ________; educated Romans were expected to be bilingual.
Fill in the blank with correct word.
Question 4
Roman students wrote on ________.
A. moistened dirt
B. balls of mud
C. slates
D. papyrus
E. wax tablets
Question 5
Marius and Sulla harbored personal resentments stemming from ________.
A. credit extended from Marius to Sulla while both were still students
B. Sulla marrying Marius' daughter without the latter's permission
C. a stolen goat
D. the credit given for the end of the Jugurthine War
E. the Punic Wars
Question 6
Wealthy Roman took possession of public land, legally and illegally. This led to a greater division between rich and poor and thus to the land-reform proposals of ________.
A. Cicero
B. Julius Caesar
C. Marius
D. Sulla
E. Tiberius Gracchus