CCI Exam 2 Roman Civilization
Boatwright argues that Romans used the process of _______ to deal with the need for more
leadership/governors in many different places in the late Republic? - ANS -prorogation (using
proconsuls & proprietors)
Which of these figures died after the senate instigated mob violence (perhaps assassination)
against him? - ANS -Tiberius Gracchus
By what new method/tactic did Sulla get rid of (i.e., kill) his political enemies? - ANS
-proscriptions
Which of these was a central aspect of Tiberius Gracchus' reforms? - ANS -reorganization and
distribution of public land
According to Shapiro, before the Gracchi brothers' reforms most "public land" (ager publicus)
went to _______? - ANS -wealthy landowners
Which best describes what happens to Scipio Africanus after his "trial"? - ANS -leaves Rome
and dies without officially being tried
What were new territories added to the Roman empire (geography) through conquest and
expansion called? - ANS -provinces
Which best explains why Romans elected Marius to five consulships in a row? - ANS -Marius'
military success against tough enemies
Which of the following best captures the nature of the charges/accusations made against Scipio
Africanus and his brother Lucius in the Livy reading? - ANS -corruption & bribery
At the end of Livy's account of Scipio Africanus' "trial" (i.e., last couple of pages), what causes
Livy some frustration? - ANS -disagreements and inconsistencies in historical accounts
Which best captures the two alternatives discussed/debated by Cicero in the Fourth Speech? -
ANS -to execute Catiline's accomplices immediately or to imprison them
Which best explains the significance of Cicero's references to the Gracchi brothers and
Saturninus in early parts of the First Speech Against Catiline? - ANS -as threats to public safety
rightfully killed
Boatwright argues that Romans used the process of _______ to deal with the need for more
leadership/governors in many different places in the late Republic? - ANS -prorogation (using
proconsuls & proprietors)
Which of these figures died after the senate instigated mob violence (perhaps assassination)
against him? - ANS -Tiberius Gracchus
By what new method/tactic did Sulla get rid of (i.e., kill) his political enemies? - ANS
-proscriptions
Which of these was a central aspect of Tiberius Gracchus' reforms? - ANS -reorganization and
distribution of public land
According to Shapiro, before the Gracchi brothers' reforms most "public land" (ager publicus)
went to _______? - ANS -wealthy landowners
Which best describes what happens to Scipio Africanus after his "trial"? - ANS -leaves Rome
and dies without officially being tried
What were new territories added to the Roman empire (geography) through conquest and
expansion called? - ANS -provinces
Which best explains why Romans elected Marius to five consulships in a row? - ANS -Marius'
military success against tough enemies
Which of the following best captures the nature of the charges/accusations made against Scipio
Africanus and his brother Lucius in the Livy reading? - ANS -corruption & bribery
At the end of Livy's account of Scipio Africanus' "trial" (i.e., last couple of pages), what causes
Livy some frustration? - ANS -disagreements and inconsistencies in historical accounts
Which best captures the two alternatives discussed/debated by Cicero in the Fourth Speech? -
ANS -to execute Catiline's accomplices immediately or to imprison them
Which best explains the significance of Cicero's references to the Gracchi brothers and
Saturninus in early parts of the First Speech Against Catiline? - ANS -as threats to public safety
rightfully killed
