Sparta - Donald

How old was a young man when he went to train for the Spartan military?

• 10

• 20

• 7

• 60

The type of government that existed in Sparta was a/an

• oligarchy

• monarchy

• democracy

• dictatorship

If a baby was found to be handicapped or sickly, what would happen to it?

• They would put the child up for adoption.

• The Spartan leaders would leave it to die

• They would make the family leave the city-states.

• None of the answers are correct.

During training, Spartan soldiers would starve boys. If a boy was caught stealing, what would be the punishment?

• The boy would be sent home in shame.

• The boy would be banished and sent into the wilderness to die.

• The young boy would not be allowed to eat for the rest of his life.

• The boy would be beaten for being caught.

Wives and mothers would present soldiers with a shield and tell them, "With this or upon this." What does this mean?

• Return victorious with your shield in your hand.

• Return with money and riches.

• Return the shield to the wife or mother.

• Return victorious with your shield in your hand or dead upon your shield.

Because the men were constantly at war, Spartan women

• completed many of the duties of running the polis.

• were afraid to be alone in the city-state without protection.

• learned to read and write in secret.

• none of the answers are correct.

The Spartans expanded their territory by

• buying lands in other polis'.

• stealing food and selling it to other city-states.

• capturing lands they conqurered.

• giving tributes to Athens.

People captured by the Spartans were called

• converts.

• burdens

• helots

• convicts

Athens and Sparta differed from each other in both

• food and shelter

• government and lifestyle

• language and wealth

• none of the above

Sparta and Athens eventually fought each other in the

• Battle of governments

• Peloponnesian War

• Persian War

• Olympics