Slavery! this is because back than, poeple would work for exmaple. 8 coins a day, but you would have to pay your master 8 coins a day for farming and living on his land.
That he was a good person or just a rumor. Sorry if i am wrong! :)
The word 'of' is a preposition, so your prepositional phrase would be C. of city life. This is because the preposition is directly connected to the object, which in this case is the sounds of the city.