Roman Slavery Culture Pre-Quiz 22-23

A slave with whitened feet and a placard around his neck was...

• A runaway

• for sale

• about to be freed

A slave with whitened feet was...

• born a slave

• captured and sold into slavery from outside Rome

• a criminal given slavery as a punishment

What letters were most likely to be branded upon a runaway slave who has been caught?

• FUG

• MAL

• SER

A libertus was a...

• freedman

• runaway slave

• child

Which word referred to the slave who accompanied a Roman boy to school?

• ancilla

• paedagogus

• magister

Who were venaliciī or mangōnēs?

• run away slaves

• slaves captured in war

• slave dealers who bought and sold humans

The famous leader of a slave revolt was…

• Spartacus

• Scaevola

• Brutus

Which of the following was NOT a job that a freedman could hold?

• baker

• merchant

• elected official

Which word referred to a female household slave?

• liberta

• ancilla

• verna

A fugitivus would most likely receive…

• punishment

• a reward

• help