Social Structure of Pompeii and Herculaneum

What percentage of the population of Pompeii were slaves?

• 20%

• 30%

• 40%

• 50%

What privileges did freeborn men have in Pompeii and Herculaneum?

• Could not own property

• Controlled public finances

• Could not hold political office

• Worked as household servants

What was the social status of Eumachia in Pompeii?

• Slave

• Foreigner

• Freeborn woman

• Freedwoman

What type of evidence tells us about the lives of women in Pompeii and Herculaneum?

• Wall paintings and frescoes

• Tomb inscriptions

• All of the above

• Graffiti and inscriptions

Why is there so little evidence for slavery in Pompeii and Herculaneum?

• All of the above

• Limited archaeological record of slaves

• Slaves were not considered important enough to be recorded

• Slaves were not allowed to leave evidence

What was the function of the Eumachia building in the Forum of Pompeii?

• Public bath

• Temple

• Public building

• Marketplace

What did the women Valeria Hedone and Asellina do for a living in Pompeii?

• Vegetable sellers

• Cloth traders

• Bakery workers

• Tavern owners

What was the social status of Poppaea Sabina in Pompeii?

• Foreigner

• Freedwoman

• Freeborn woman

• Slave

What did Umbricia Januaria do for her former master, Caecilius Jucundus?

• Ran a business

• Constructed buildings

• Owned a villa

• Dedicated a building in the Forum

What was the social status of Conviva in Pompeii?

• Freedwoman

• Freeborn woman

• Slave

• Foreigner