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WorksheetsStage 6 Culture Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Under Roman law slaves were considered to be people
True
False: They had some rights, but not as many as citizens
False: They were treated as property, not people
False: Roman citizens were forbidden from even speaking to a slave.
Slaves could:
get married
make decisions for themselves
own personal possessions
obey their master or mistress completely
Romans viewed slavery as a normal and necessary part of life.
True
False: Most Romans recognized that slavery was unnatural and campaigned against it
False: Slavery was routinely challenged as normal in Roman laws
False: Slaves were considered to be a luxury for rich people only.
Slaves in Roman society:
were all of the same race
were in short supply during the time of Augustus
could became slaves because they were taken as prisoners of war
came from many different tribes and countries
Slaves in the country had harsher life than slaves in the city
True
False: Slaves in the country were less likely to be mistreated
False: Slaves in the country only had to work during the growing seasons.
False: Slaves in the country only worked in easy professions.
Slaves could be employed as:
shepherds or ranchers
gladiators and secretaries
cooks and gardeners
musicians and actors
Which is a reason a master would treat his slaves well?
Because he valued human life
Because only well-cared-for slaves would work efficiently
Because he wanted to be seen as kind by his fellow Romans
There are no reasons to make a master treat his slaves well
Which of the following are a way a slave could be freed?
As a reward for good service
He could be freed in his master's will if he was under 30
He could be freed if he joined the cult of Jupiter.
He could buy his own freedom
manumissio was:
The Latin word for "enslavement"
The freeing of a slave
The legal means to punishing a slave
The declaration of a slave's heritage
A slave could be manumitted by:
Transferring from the country to the city.
a legal ceremony, before a public official
a declaration in the presence of friends
by enrolling a slave in school
A libertus (freedman) had all of the same rights as a free-born citizen
True
False: He was not allowed to be a candidate in public elections
False: He was not allowed to become an important member of society
False: His former master could still force him back into slavery at any time
Among a freedman's obligations to his former master were:
marrying who his former master said to marry
He would be one of his clients, and support his former master whenever he could.
A freeman would work for his former master a fixed number of days each year
A freedman was required to leave a certain amount of money to his former master in his will
Freedmen only did work which they had previously done as slaves.
True
False: Freedmen were prohibited from doing the work they had done as slaves.
False: Freedmen never did the same work they did as a slave, because it reminded them of their enslavement.
False: Freedmen were sometimes set up in business by their former master.
libertae (freedwomen) could have done which of the following?
Marry her former master
Continue working inside the house as a hairdresser or nurse
work as a shopkeeper
Be elected to the town council
