Mcs Sparta Hsc Quiz
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- 1.Who were the Perioikoi?
- A.
Olivia Cottam
- B.
State owned slaves
- C.
Dwellers around
- D.
Council of elders
- 2.How many Ephors were there?
- A.
6
- B.
10
- C.
28
- D.
5
- 3.What is a Kleros?
- A.
Allotment of land
- B.
Spartan slave
- C.
Spartan education system
- D.
Olivia Cottam
- 4.Herodotus wrote the Life of Lycurgus
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.What was the most amount of Spartiates there were at one time?
- A.
7,000
- B.
9,000-10,000
- C.
6
- D.
10,000-13,000
- 6.How long were the Gerontes elected for?
- 7.What couldn't the Ephors do?
- A.
Control public finances
- B.
Accompany kings of campaign
- C.
Put kings on trial
- D.
Judge criminal cases involving Perioikoi
- 8.What was an eirene?
- A.
Spartiate over age 20
- B.
Kings son
- C.
Member of the Krypteia
- D.
Spartiate over age 13
- 9.Spartiates were liable for military service between the ages of . . . . ?
- A.
2-200
- B.
15-60
- C.
30-60
- D.
18-60
- 10.Where was the Hyakinthia held?
- A.
Messenia
- B.
Amyklaion
- C.
Middle of Sparta
- D.
Pylos
- 11.The Gymnopaedia was the festival of what?
- A.
The god Apollo
- B.
The Harvest
- C.
Unarmed Dancing
- D.
Spartas Foundation
- 12.When was the original temple of Artemis Orthia built?
- A.
734BC
- B.
580BC
- C.
230BC
- D.
700BC
- 13.Which Historian was an Athenian Soldier?
- A.
Aristotle
- B.
Xenophon
- C.
Herodotus
- D.
Pausanius
- 14.What was a symposia?
- A.
Banquet
- B.
Hunting trip
- C.
Music performance
- D.
Dance
- 15.Spartan soldiers wore a purple/red battle cloak called a what?
- A.
Syssitia
- B.
Perioikoi
- C.
Peplos
- D.
Phoinikis
- 16.The black broth eaten by the Spartans contained what three ingredients?
- A.
Pork, oil, blood
- B.
Pork, vinegar, blood
- C.
Blood, vinegar, beef
- D.
Boar, water, blood
- 17.What was bride capture?
- A.
Throwing the bride off a mountain top
- B.
Stealthily visiting the bride for sex
- C.
Wedding night where the bride and groom would see each other
- D.
Shaving the brides head and dressing her like a boy
- 18.When did the Dorians migrate to the Peloponnese?
- A.
897BC
- B.
9th century
- C.
1100BC
- D.
1000BC
- 19.What were the Partheniai?
- A.
Illegitimate children of Spartan and Helot women
- B.
Non-Spartans who participated in the agoge but didn't become citizens
- C.
Olivia Cottam
- D.
Freed Helots
- 20.The Ekklesia comprised all males over what age?
- 21.There are three MAIN parts of the Great Rhetra, which of the following IS NOT a main part?
- A.
Dual Kingship
- B.
Women exercised to produce healthy babies
- C.
Gerousia
- D.
Ekklesia
- 22.By the 4th century BC the size of the army was probably no more than 4000, how many of these were Spartiates?
- A.
4
- B.
2,000
- C.
1,000
- D.
2,500
- 23.Atremis Orthia was the protectress of childbirth
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.The Hoplite protective corselet of leather and glued linen was known as which of the following?
- A.
Dory
- B.
Aspida
- C.
Kopis
- D.
Cuirass
- 25.What was the Ekklesia?
- A.
Warriors' assembly
- B.
Council of elders
- C.
Magistrates
- D.
Leaders of the Spartan tribes
- 26.How many men were part of a syssitia?
- A.
20
- B.
12
- C.
10
- D.
15
- 27.Which Spartan location contained the throne of Apollo?
- A.
Menelaion
- B.
Amyklae
- C.
Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia
- D.
Mount Taygetus
- 28.From what hero did the Spartan kings claim descent?
- A.
The Dioskouri
- B.
Herakles
- C.
Menelaos
- D.
Lycurgus
- 29.What year did the battle of Leuctra take place?
- A.
700 BC
- B.
371 BC
- C.
300 BC
- D.
650 BC
- 30.The Helots provided their masters with 70% of what they produced
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 31.The black broth Spartans ate was called zamos
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 32.What year did the Battle of Thermopylae take place?
- A.
371 BC
- B.
400 BC
- C.
470 BC
- D.
480 BC
- 33.How were women able to own land?
- A.
If there was no male heir
- B.
If they were born wealthy
- C.
If they were the eldest child
- D.
If they wanted it
- 34.Kings had to eat in the syssitia
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 35.Women mourned when their husbands died at war
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 36.What was the currency used by Spartiates?
- A.
Iron bars
- B.
Gold and silver coins
- C.
Sticks
- D.
Had none
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