CLC Stage 34 Culture

The act of freeing a slave in the Roman world was...

• libertas

• manumittio

• peleus

• civitas

As a citizen, a libertus had ___ nomina.

• I

• II

• III

• IV

Upon being freed, a slave became the ___ & ___ of his former master.

• liberta et cliens

• libertus et cliens

• antiservus et cliens

• libertus et patrnus

Upon freeing a slave,the former master became the ___ of his former slave.

• dominus

• dominus emeritus

• emeritus

• patronus

How many names did a libertus take from his ex-master or ex-mistress's father?

• I

• II

• III

• nullum

Who was the famous libertus & scriba of Cicero?

• Tyro

• Tiro

• Tullius

• Terrentius

The most famous advocate and orator of ancient Rome was...

• Marcus Terrentius Cicero

• Cicero Tullius Tiro

• Marcus Tullius Cicero

• Maximius Tullius Cicero

Which of the following rights did a libertus NOT earn after being manumitted?

• the right to vote

• the right to make a valid will

• the right to get married

• buy someone out of slavery

• none of the above

Which of the following could a libertus do after being manumitted?

• serve in the legions

• run for public office

• buy someone out of slavery

• none of the above

The freedman's cap was called a...

• peplos

• pila

• pileus

• persona