Lesson test: The Gracchi

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The Gracchi

1.[2p]
Tiberius Gracchus revived a limit on holdings of public land. How many iugera per man?

CorrectNot quite: 500

2.[3p]
What was genuinely new about Tiberius's handling of his land bill?

He took it to the assembly without prior discussion in the Senate, then had a vetoing tribune deposed

Correct

He proposed to confiscate privately owned farmland without compensation

The answer is: He took it to the assembly without prior discussion in the Senate, then had a vetoing tribune deposed

He asked the Senate to pass it as a decree rather than putting it to a vote

The answer is: He took it to the assembly without prior discussion in the Senate, then had a vetoing tribune deposed

He used a dictator's powers to enforce it

The answer is: He took it to the assembly without prior discussion in the Senate, then had a vetoing tribune deposed

3.[2p]
After Tiberius was killed, the Senate repealed his land law.

True

The answer is: False

False

Correct

4.[3p]
Why did Tiberius stand for a second consecutive tribunate?

His immunity ended with his year of office, and he faced prosecution the day after

Correct

The land commission could not act without a serving tribune on it

The answer is: His immunity ended with his year of office, and he faced prosecution the day after

The law required the proposer of a land bill to serve two years

The answer is: His immunity ended with his year of office, and he faced prosecution the day after

His brother Gaius was too young to stand in his place

The answer is: His immunity ended with his year of office, and he faced prosecution the day after

5.[3p]
Match each measure of Gaius Gracchus to the group it attached to him.

Wheat sold at a fixed price in Rome
Land distribution and new colonies
The Asian tax contract and the courts
Rules limiting the levy and supplying equipment
The citizenship bill

the urban plebs
the soldiers
the rural poor
the Latins and Italian allies
the equestrian order

Show the answer

Wheat sold at a fixed price in Rome: the urban plebs Land distribution and new colonies: the rural poor The Asian tax contract and the courts: the equestrian order Rules limiting the levy and supplying equipment: the soldiers The citizenship bill: the Latins and Italian allies

6.[2p]
A modius is about 6.55 kg. How many kilograms of wheat a month was a ration of five modii?

CorrectNot quite: 32.8

7.[3p]
Why did Gaius's citizenship proposal cost him support among Roman voters?

Sharing citizenship diluted the value of the benefits and the votes they already held

Correct

It required a new tax on Roman citizens to pay for it

The answer is: Sharing citizenship diluted the value of the benefits and the votes they already held

It would have disbanded the tribunate

The answer is: Sharing citizenship diluted the value of the benefits and the votes they already held

It gave Italians the vote but denied it to Romans in the colonies

The answer is: Sharing citizenship diluted the value of the benefits and the votes they already held

8.[3p]
What did the senatus consultum ultimum actually do?

It announced that the Senate would treat a magistrate's use of force against citizens as legitimate

Correct

It suspended the constitution and appointed a dictator

The answer is: It announced that the Senate would treat a magistrate's use of force against citizens as legitimate

It declared the accused men public enemies after a trial

The answer is: It announced that the Senate would treat a magistrate's use of force against citizens as legitimate

It transferred command of the legions to the Senate

The answer is: It announced that the Senate would treat a magistrate's use of force against citizens as legitimate

9.[3p]
Why is it wrong to treat populares and optimates as political parties?

Select all that apply

They named methods of working, through the assembly or through the Senate

Correct

They had no membership, programme or organisation

Correct

The same politician could use either method at different times

Correct

They were formally registered groups with elected leaders

The answer is: They named methods of working, through the assembly or through the Senate, They had no membership, programme or organisation, The same politician could use either method at different times

1.[2p] Tiberius Gracchus revived a limit on holdings of public land. How many iugera per man?

2.[3p] What was genuinely new about Tiberius's handling of his land bill?

3.[2p] After Tiberius was killed, the Senate repealed his land law.

4.[3p] Why did Tiberius stand for a second consecutive tribunate?

5.[3p] Match each measure of Gaius Gracchus to the group it attached to him.

6.[2p] A modius is about 6.55 kg. How many kilograms of wheat a month was a ration of five modii?

7.[3p] Why did Gaius's citizenship proposal cost him support among Roman voters?

8.[3p] What did the senatus consultum ultimum actually do?

9.[3p] Why is it wrong to treat populares and optimates as political parties?

1.[2p]
Tiberius Gracchus revived a limit on holdings of public land. How many iugera per man?

2.[3p]
What was genuinely new about Tiberius's handling of his land bill?

3.[2p]
After Tiberius was killed, the Senate repealed his land law.

4.[3p]
Why did Tiberius stand for a second consecutive tribunate?

5.[3p]
Match each measure of Gaius Gracchus to the group it attached to him.

6.[2p]
A modius is about 6.55 kg. How many kilograms of wheat a month was a ration of five modii?

7.[3p]
Why did Gaius's citizenship proposal cost him support among Roman voters?

8.[3p]
What did the senatus consultum ultimum actually do?

9.[3p]
Why is it wrong to treat populares and optimates as political parties?