Choose the appropriate response to the sentences, based on the reading at the end of the chapter.


1	Which slaves might be treated almost as family? (the Latin word familia includes slaves as well as the nuclear family.)
		slaves working on the farm
		slaves working in the city household
		slaves working in the mines
		slaves bought at a low price
		slaves received from good friends

2	Did slaves have individual rights?
		Yes
		No
		Sometimes
		In a limited sense


3	Do Roman writers who tell tales of slaves being treated harshly approve of this treatment?
		Yes, usually.
		No, not usually.
		Yes, all the time.
		No, never.


4	What is a peculium?
		a slave who works on a farm
		a business a slave can operate
		an allowance a slave can earn
		a whip to beat slaves
		an especially nice master

5	What does the excerpt from Seneca reveal about his thoughts on the treatment of slaves?
		They should be treated like fellow human beings.
		They should be treated harshly and be told what to do at all times.
		They should be reminded that they owe their lives to the people who saved them from death.
		They should be treated well sometimes and then harshly sometimes.
		They should be freed: people should go and free slaves everywhere.

6	What would slaves save their money for? (choose the most likely answer, based on the reading; any of them could be true.)
		a vacation to Greece
		a vacation to Mexico
		buying stocks or mutual funds
		buying their freedom
		buying chocolate

7	In Rome during the time of Quintus, freed slaves (freedmen) _____.
		were outcasts
		were forced to leave
		could gain wealth and power
		could hold political office
		had to serve in the military

8	The sons of freedmen _________.
		had the same rights as slaves (meaning none).
		were full citizens.
		were treated like gods.
		were forced to go back into slavery
		were not allowed to marry the daughters of freedmen.

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