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Stage 34 Culture Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When a slave was freed he or she automatically became a Roman citizen.

a)

True

b)

False: freemen and freewomen had less freedom than other cultures at that time

c)

False: while citizenship was attainable for freedmen, it was not as attainable for freedwomen

d)

False: freedmen and women were not able to become Roman citizens.

2.

Freedmen did not possess which of the following rights? (check all that apply)

a)

To make a will or business agreements

b)

To become senator or an eques

c)

to serve in legions

d)

to vote in elections as long as they were citizens

3.

A ex-slave would take the name of his master as one of his names after he was freed.

a)

True

b)

False: Only female ex-slaves took a former master's name

c)

False: ex-slaves would only have one name: their slave name

d)

False: All three of an ex-slave's names would be their master's name.

4.

Which of the following was something which might be required of a freedman as his former master's cliens?

a)

to leave money to his patron in his will.

b)

to have his children serve his patron.

c)

to work a certain number of days OR pay him a sum of money each year.

d)

to attend his patron on public occasions.

5.

Which of following did a patron often do for his libertus cliens?

a)

to live longer than his libertus cliens

b)

to free his wife after he frees him

c)

to pay for a decent funeral if the freedman died first

d)

to help his former slave to make a start of their new lives

6.

Sometimes the freedman continued to do the same work the same work he did as a slave

a)

True

b)

False: The ex-slaves always abhorred their previous work.

c)

False: It was legally impossible for a master to pay an ex-slave for work

d)

False: ex-slaves could only work as butlers.

7.

It was often financially worthwhile for a master to free a slave.

a)

True

b)

False: having to pay freedmen for their work was often more expensive

c)

False: freedmen could only freed after long service (and then they retired and no longer worked)

d)

False: By freeing slave, the master also had to free his family.

8.

Highly skilled or educated freemen often found it easy to make profit because: (check all which apply)

a)

Their was much demand for their skills

b)

The government gave freemen a stipend every year

c)

freeborn Romans often thought such work was beneath them.

d)

A patronus was legally obligated to support his cliens

9.

Freedmen never became wealthy because of the prejudice of free born Romans.

a)

True

b)

False: Freedmen could not become wealthy because they were not able to stand for elections

c)

False: Many freedmen became very wealthy

d)

False: a patronus was required to take care of his ex-slave financially

10.

The following opportunities were available only to freedmen and NOT freeborn citizens: (check all which apply)

a)

To marry whom they chose

b)

To serve as one of the six seviri Augustali

c)

To run for consul

d)

To serve as a liberti Augusali

11.

The power gained by the liberti Augustali under some Emperors caused all the Romans to praise them.

a)

True

b)

False: Many Romans were resentful of the privileges they had, without the responsibilities

c)

False: No liberti Augusatli ever gained enough power to be noticed by most Romans

d)

False: Only Epaphroditus every gained so much power that he was praised by all.