Monument Inscription Quiz

What is the message inscribed on the monument in the image?

• Go tell the Spartans passerby, that here obedient to their laws we lie.

• In memory of the fallen heroes, we stand united.

• For freedom and glory, we fight till the end.

• Here rests the brave, who fought for peace.

What is the role of the Ephoroi in Spartan society?

• They are the kings of Sparta.

• They are responsible for military training.

• They provide oversight and have one Ephor per village.

• They are the main legislative body.

Who are the Helots in Spartan society?

• Full citizens of the polis.

• Conquered subjects used as serfs.

• Members of the Gerousia.

• Spartan kings.

What is the composition of the Gerousia?

• 5 Ephoroi and 2 kings.

• 30 members, including 28 men over 60 years old and 2 kings.

• All Spartans over 18 years old.

• Only the kings of Sparta.

What is the function of the Krypteia in Spartan society?

• They are the main legislative body.

• They serve as a secret police or spy organization.

• They are responsible for military training.

• They are the kings of Sparta.

What were the two royal families in ancient Sparta?

• Agiads and Eurypontids

• Habsburgs and Bourbons

• Tudors and Stuarts

• Capetians and Plantagenets

Who are described as "heaven's favourites" in the quote from Tyrtaeus?

• The kings

• The soldiers

• The philosophers

• The merchants

What role do the "guardians of fair Sparta's city gates" play according to the quote?

• They debate

• They trade

• They farm

• They teach

What were the names of the two ancient clans represented by the hereditary kings?

• Eurypontid and Agiad

• Lycurgus and Ephoroi

• Agiad and Lycurgus

• Eurypontid and Ephoroi

What was the purpose of having two kings in the system attributed to Lycurgus?

• To increase individual power

• To prevent one king from becoming too powerful

• To allow for more wars

• To simplify governance