Question 12 of 17

What is the lecture mainly about?

The role of the grain supply in Rome’s military victories

The difficulties involved in supplying grain to Romans

A grain shortage that led to civil unrest in Rome

Why grain was such an important part of the Roman diet

Question 13 of 17

According to the professor, why did it become necessary to supplement the Roman food supply with imports from abroad?

Because floods had destroyed the local grain supply

Because the local harvest had been destroyed by a grain disease

Because of the shortage of farmland in the city

Because of the increased number of people living in the city

Question 14 of 17

What do the speakers imply about grain when they mention gold?

That grain had to be protected

That the Roman government originally sold grain at high prices

That grain was often exchanged for precious metals

That grain could be stored for long periods of time

Question 15 of 17

According to the lecture, who ultimately received the grain that was imported from outside Rome?

Citizens who were relocated in order to do agricultural work

Citizens who could influence the results of political elections

Citizens who submitted a written request for grain

Public officials who guarded the granaries

Question 16 of 17

What is the professor’s attitude about the grain program that she describes?

She is surprised that the program was not widely supported by voters.

She doubts that the program benefited citizens of the plebeian class.

She questions the efficiency of the program.

She questions whether the program was motivated by generosity.

Question 17 of 17

According to the professor, what strategy did Julius Caesar use to manage the grain shortage?

He increased the amount of grain imported from outside Rome.

He ended the practice of distributing free grain to plebeian citizens in Rome.

He arranged for some Romans to settle in Roman territories outside the city.

He started selling grain at a lower price than what it had cost the government.