Why did Cornelia, the mother of Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, tell her sons she was ashamed to be known as Scipio's daughter rather than their mother?
A) She wanted to inspire their political ambitions.
B) She feared they would become too ambitious.
C) Her father, Scipio, was a poor nobody.
D) She hoped they would pursue literary careers.
E) Few people in Rome knew who she was.
Answer: A
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