Quiz  /  Slaves

  • 1. 
    Around what percentage of people in Ancient Rome were slaves?

  • 50%
  • 5%
  • 30%
  • 75%

  • 2. 
    How did people become slaves in Ancient Rome?

  • They were captured by pirates and sold by slave traders
  • They sold themselves into slavery to pay of debts
  • They were captured in times of war
  • All of the above

  • 3. 
    What happened to the children of slaves?

  • They were killed at birth
  • They also became slaves
  • They were set free
  • They were owned by their parents

  • 4. 
    Who owned the slaves called 'servi publici'?

  • The temples
  • Businesses
  • The government
  • Private people

  • 5. 
    True or False: Escaped slaves were punished and sometimes put to death.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 6. 
    What were freed slaves called?

  • Freedmen and freedwomen
  • Servi publici
  • Servi privati
  • Patricians

  • 7. 
    Although freed slaves were considered Roman citizens, what were they not allowed to do?

  • Hold public office
  • Work on a farm
  • Move out of the city
  • Work as a teacher

  • 8. 
    Who was Spartacus?

  • A slave who killed his master
  • A gladiator who led the Third Servile War
  • A slave trader
  • A pirate who captured thousands of slaves

  • 9. 
    What were the slave rebellions called?

  • Servile Wars
  • Revolutionary Wars
  • Great Slave Revolts
  • Roman Revolution

  • 10. 
    During what Roman festival were the roles often reversed between slave and master?

  • Parentalia
  • Mercuralia
  • Equirria
  • Saturnalia
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