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Roman Slavery Culture Pre-Quiz 22-23

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A slave with whitened feet and a placard around his neck was...
a)

A runaway

b)

for sale

c)

about to be freed

2.
A slave with whitened feet was...
a)

born a slave

b)

captured and sold into slavery from outside Rome

c)

a criminal given slavery as a punishment

3.
What letters were most likely to be branded upon a runaway slave who has been caught?
a)

FUG

b)

MAL

c)

SER

4.
A libertus was a...
a)

freedman

b)

runaway slave

c)

child

5.
Which word referred to the slave who accompanied a Roman boy to school?
a)

ancilla

b)

paedagogus

c)

magister

6.

Who were venaliciī or mangōnēs?

a)

run away slaves

b)

slaves captured in war

c)

slave dealers who bought and sold humans

7.
The famous leader of a slave revolt was…
a)

Spartacus

b)

Scaevola

c)

Brutus

8.
Which of the following was NOT a job that a freedman could hold?
a)

baker

b)

merchant

c)

elected official

9.
Which word referred to a female household slave?
a)

liberta

b)

ancilla

c)

verna

10.
A fugitivus would most likely receive…
a)

punishment

b)

a reward

c)

help

11.
The festive holiday of Saturnalia occurred during the month of…
a)

February

b)

April

c)

December

12.
The best educated slaves usually came from…
a)

Greece

b)

Italy

c)

Sicily

13.
Which word referred to a female slave?
a)

femina

b)

servus

c)

serva

14.
Which activities of slaves were NOT limited by law in ancient Rome?
a)

travel

b)

owning property

c)

marriage

15.
What did the ceremony of manumissio accomplish?
a)

freed a slave

b)

sold a free born person into slavery

c)

formally punished a slave in front of government witnesses

16.
What was the pileus?
a)

smurf-like hat that represented freedom

b)

special locket worn by boys to offer good luck

c)

child's small ball given to "the gods" in the lararium when they come of age or get married

17.

What was the name of the road that 6,000 of Spartacus' fellow soldiers were crucified along?

a)

Via Flaminia

b)

Via Sacra

c)

Via Aurelia

d)

Via Appia

18.

What was a runaway slave called in ancient Rome?

a)

alumnus

b)

fugitivus

c)

mīlēs

d)

fur

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