Spartan Quiz

Sparta is located on a peninsula in southern Greece called the __________.

• Peloponnese

• Athens

• Spartiates

• Helotian

Who owned the farms that helots worked on?

• Athenians

• Philosophers

• Spartiates

• Xenophon

The _______ is a military formation with soldiers holding a sword and a shield that interlocked with their neighbors.

Who were the helots?

• pure Spartans

• soldiers who went to battle for the Spartans

• conquered people who worked for the Spartans on their farms

• Another name for Persians

The Spartan military like education system that trained boys from 8-21 was called the _____. (Spelling counts!)

How many years did a Spartan boy spend in the agoge?

• 13 years

• 30 years

• 7 years

• 60 years

Which of the following is a value of the Spartans? (Check all that apply)

• Higher education

• Obedience

• Strength (fitness)

• Courage

True or False: Spartan boys wore the same garment throughout the year.

• True

• False

What happened to boys who were caught stealing?

• They were given a garment.

• They were alleviated of their hunger.

• They were chastised with whipping.

• They were made a helot.

The ________ was a kind of secret police manned by members of the agoge to keep the helots in line. (Spelling counts!)