Slavery in Ancient Rome Quiz

What was a key difference between slavery in Ancient Rome and modern times?

• Slavery in Rome was based on race

• Slavery in Rome was not based on a person's race

• Slavery in Rome only involved local people

• Slavery in Rome was voluntary

Where did most of the slaves in Ancient Rome come from?

• Local Roman families

• Other countries, captured in war or taken by pirates

• Volunteering for work

• Born into slavery in Rome

How could some children become slaves in Ancient Rome?

• By choosing to work for money

• By being sold by their parents

• By failing in school

• By breaking the law

What power did slave owners in Ancient Rome have over their slaves?

• Only to make them work

• To treat them badly, hurt, or even kill them without consequences

• To send them to school

• To make them citizens

In what types of places did slaves in Ancient Rome work?

• Only in houses

• Only in mines

• Houses, mines, factories, farms, and big projects

• Only in government offices

Why was the idea of making slaves wear special clothes rejected?

• It was too expensive

• The Senate feared slaves would realize their large numbers and might rebel

• Slaves refused to wear them

• It was not fashionable

What was one thing that made slavery in Rome different from other places?

• Slaves could never be freed

• Slaves could become owners

• Some slaves had the chance to become free

• Slaves could vote

How could slaves in Ancient Rome gain their freedom?

• By running away

• By buying their freedom or being set free by their owners

• By winning a competition

• By being born in Rome

Who made the freedom of a slave official in Ancient Rome?

• The Senate

• The Emperor

• A magistrate

• The slave's owner

What could freed slaves in Rome not do, even after becoming citizens?

• Own property

• Hold office

• Get married

• Travel