Slavery & Spartacus

What happened to Spartacus' men after his death?

• they were freed

• they were hanged

• they were crucified

• they kept fighting for 20 more years

True/False: All slaves cost the same amount of money to purchase.

• True

• False

Roman slaves were called the __________________________.

• living dead

• happiest people on earth

• dead living

• best people

About ____ of the people in the Roman Empire were slaves.

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/5

By the end Spartacus had over 10,000 men following him, but how many did he start with?

• 7

• 70

• 700

• 7,000

True/False: All gladiators were slaves.

• True

• False

Which of the following (more than one) were used to undermine the system of slavery?

• working as slowly as possible

• doing their best work

• breaking tools

• self-mutilation/suicide

Which Roman was responsible for finally ending the slave revolt and punishing the slaves?

• Crassus

• Caesar

• Spartacus

• Vesuvius

How did Spartacus become a slave?

• His parents were slaves.

• He deserted the army.

• He was a prisoner of war.

• He volunteered.

True/False: When the Romans were looking for Spartacus, his men refused to turn him in and claimed that each of them was Spartacus.

• True

• False