Unit VII Culture Review

What group did the Gracchi Brothers (Tiberius and Gaius) belong to?

• populares

• optimates

What group did Marius belong to?

• populares

• optimates

What group did Sulla belong to?

• populares

• optimates

What group did Pompey Magnus belong to?

• populares

• optimates

Which of the following would the Gracchi Brothers most likely support?

• increased taxation of the plebians (lower classes)

• withdrawing the army from the borders of Roman territory

• land grants for veterans

Which of the following best describes a novus homo?

• the first man in their gens familia to rise to the rank of eques / knight

• the first man in their gens familia to rise to the rank of senator

• the first man in their gens familia to be a libertus / freedman

What happened to the Gracchi brothers?

• both brothers died as a result of their political dealings

• both brothers lived to a very old age and were celebrated by the senate

• Tiberius was killed, but Gaius lived well into his 80s

Which of the following was something done by both Marius and Sulla?

• fought extensively in North Africa

• defeated Spartacus and his soldiers

• killed their political enemies and took their stuff

Which of the following was missing from ancient Roman recipes?

• the basic ingredients

• exact amounts of ingredients

• basic cooking directions

Which of the following foods was NEVER eaten by the Romans?

• butter

• olive oil

• pig / pork