Athens and Sparta Quiz

In Sparta at age 8, boys left home for military camps.

• True

• False

An Athenian woman's role was...

• to participate in government

• to teach the girls household duties

• to take part in the family business

Peisistratus was an Athenian tyrant who encouraged the worship of whom?

• Hera

• Athena

• Poseidon

• Zeus

The economy of Sparta depended on...

• agriculture

• trade

• military

Sparta did not set up overseas colonies and refused to let citizens travel outside the area except for military reasons.

• True

• False

How were Athenian men chosen for the council?

• Election

• Lottery

Who was allowed to be in the assembly in Sparta?

• All free male citizens over the age of 30 that are natural born.

• All male citizens over the age of 18.

• All males born in Sparta.

• All landowning men over the age of 20 that are natural born.

Spartan women could own property and travel.

• True

• False

In Sparta at age 20, men joined the regular army.

• True

• False

Athenian males took a variety of classes. Which is NOT a topic of a class in Athens? (There will only be one)

• Arithmetic

• Public Speaking

• Sports

• Jousting

• Drawing