What did a Spartiate have to contribute to the common mess?

Fixed quantities of barley flour, wine, figs and cheese

The Spartan assembly, made up of male citizens over 30

What was the notorious black broth made up of?

Miscellaneous pig parts, blood, salt and vinegar

Supposedly brought to Sparta by Lycurgus, the Great Rhetra is:

A set of unwritten laws followed by the Spartiates

The goddess of fertility and childbirth

The advice of the Delphic Oracle was sought on:

Forms of government, laws and wars

What did Spartan youth usually wear?

Plain tunics with slits up the sides

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What did a Spartiate have to contribute to the common mess?
Varied quantities of barley flour, wine, figs and cheese
Varied quantities of beer, fruit and rice
Fixed quantities of barley flour, wine, figs and cheese
Fixed quantities of beer, fruit and rice
2
Ekklesia was:
The five elders (ephors)
The Spartan assembly, made up of male citizens over 30
The Spartan assembly, made up of male citizens over 60
The Spartan council of elders
3
The lands of the Spartans provided the staples of the Greek diet, which was made up of:
Bread, wine and olive oil
Wine, olive oil and milk
Bread, wine and chicken
Rice, wine and bread
4
What is the main idea behind eunomia?
Good order
Love thy neighbour
Give praise to Artemis Orthia
Return with your shield, or on it
5
Is there archaeological evidence of royal burials?
Yes
No
6
What was the notorious black broth made up of?
Lamb, onion, mushroom and carrot
Miscellaneous pig parts, blood, salt and vinegar
Curried beef sausage, blood, salt and vinegar
Pork shoulder, blood, pepper and olive oil
7
Supposedly brought to Sparta by Lycurgus, the Great Rhetra is:
A transcript of the national anthem of Sparta
A written set of religious practices in Sparta
The written funerary practices within Sparta
A set of unwritten laws followed by the Spartiates
8
Sparta is found on which Peninsular?
Dardanelles
Eunomia
Peleponnese
Lacaedemon
9
Who was Zeus?
Leonidas' father
The chief god of Sparta
The man that brought the Great Rhetra to Sparta
Herakles' brother
10
Artemis Orthia was:
The goddess of agriculture
The goddess of fertility and childbirth
The goddess of the sea
The god of war
11
The advice of the Delphic Oracle was sought on:
Who would become king next
Forms of government, laws and wars
Funerary practices of the kings
War techniques and tactics
12
Which of the following is not a name that the Spartans were referred to?
Spartiates
Dorians
Lacaedemonians
Ionians
13
The 'festival of unarmed boys' or 'festival of naked boys' was known as:
Gymnopaedia
Hyakynthia
Karneia
14
What did Spartan youth usually wear?
Dark blue tunics with black sandals
Red and white striped bed sheets
Armour, just like their fathers
Plain tunics with slits up the sides
15
What is Lycurgus said to have brought to Sparta?
The Great Rhetra
Eunomia
The Hoplite Phalanx
Gymnopaedia
16
Sparta lay between two steep mountain ranges, these were:
Eurotas and Gythium
Taygetus and Vesuvius
Vesuvius and Parnon
Taygetus and Parnon
17
Spartans were allowed to marry foreigners:
True
False
18
The main currency for the Spartans was:
Carved wooden sticks
Gold and silver coins
Pieces of shiny metal
Iron bars
19
The two royal families were the:
Agiad and Eurypontid
Eurypontid and Peroikoi
Agiad and Mountbatten-Windsor
Eurypontid and Ekklesia

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