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1What does Tyrtaeus write about?
- ACowardice
- BThermopylae
- Ckings
- DLysander
2Who talks about cowardice?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
3who writes ' power of declaring war on whom they please' ' safe-keeping of all oracles' and ' the kings go first and return last' in regard to Kings?
- AHerodotus
- BXenophon
4Whom says this quote ' cleomenes then ordered all the helots to pile faggots round the wood, set fire to them and burn it to the ground'?
- ATrytaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
5What where the spatans doing when the Persian spy saw them?
- ACombing their hair
- Bmaking a sacrifice
- Cnothing
6what is this quote in regard to ' by remaining at his post he left great glory behind him and, and Sparta did not loose her prosperity?
- ALeonidas staying at Thermopylae
- BLysander
- CClemones
7what does the oracle about Thermopylae say?
- ASparta shall win
- Ba king must die or Sparta will be taken by foreigners
- CAthens shall fall
- Dthe omens are bad
8what is the end of this quote ' if the Persians hide the sun ....
- ASparta will stand
- Bthen they are cowards
- Cwe shall have our battle in the shade
9What is the main of the trembler at Thermopylae?
- AEurytus
- BAristodemus
- CArchidamus
10Who was Archidamus?
- AA Spartan King who didn't want to go to war
- BAn Ephor who did want to go to war
11Who writes about the debate between Archidamus and Sthenelaidas?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
12In Thucydides source who manipulates the assembly through acclimation?
- AArchidamus
- BSthenelaidas
13Who writes about the earthquake and Helot revolt in regards to Athens coming to help?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
14what does this Aristophanes quote refer to ' All our allies have risen, and their standing firm'?
- APenis joke
- BPeloponnesian league
- CPersian war
15which battles does Aristophanes refer to?
- AThe battle of the fetters
- BThe battle of Sepia
- CThe battle of Thermopylae
- DThe battle of Marathon
- EPersian war
16What does this Aristophanes quote refer to ' you wouldn't want your sacred emblems mutilated would you?
- AMutilation of the Hermes before Athens went to Sicily
- BDesecration of Athens statue
17What is the name of the Spartan dance which is also referred to in Aristophanes?
- ABibasis
- BButasis
18What is this Aristophanes quote in reference to ' of Sparta's bronze house, Athena the fair!'?
- APausanious and being bricked in
- Bsacrifice to athena
- Csign from the gods
19What was Hetoimaridas?
- AGerousia
- BEphor
- Cking
20what did Hetoimaridas do?
- Amanipulate the assembly
- Bpersuade the Gerousia and the people (assembly)
- CPersuade Sparta to give back Athens navy just after the Persian war
- Dpersuade Sparta to go to war
21Who writes about woman and their training?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
22Who writes the Quote ' they should habitually wear one garment all the year round' in regards to the Agoge?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
23Who writes about the Artemis Orthia?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
24Who writes about the messes?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
25Who writes the Quote ' Ephors have the right to inflict punishments at will'?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
26In regards to Cowardice who writes ' I am not surprised that Spartans prefer death to such a depraved and disgraceful existence'?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
27Who writes about Spartan economy?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
28who writes the quote ' Lycurgus forbade the free citizens to have anything to do with making money'?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
29Who writes the Quote ' There are also searches for gold and silver and if any is found, the possessor is punished'?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
30who writes the quote ' by putting the members of the Gerousia in charge of capital trials'?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
31Who writes these to quotes ' The contest for the Gerousia is correctly regarded as the most important a man can enter' and ' Gerousia depends on nobility of character'?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
32Who writes about battle formation?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
33Who writes About the sacrifices made by kings including this Quote ' There the King sacrifices again to Zeus and Athena'?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
34In regard to Kings who writes ' he has no authority to despatch embassies'? when on Campaign?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
35who writes ' the King is left with no duties on campaign except those of a Priest'?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
36In regards to Spartan life who writes ' no one else except the Elders and Kings to make a proposal'?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
37who writes ' If the people should make a crooked choice, the Elders and the founder- leaders are to set it aside'?
- ATyrataeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
38who writes in regard to spartan lifestyle ' all live on equal terms with one another, with the same amount of property'?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristolte
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
39In regard to money who state 'First he declared that all gold and silver coinage was now invalid' and ' only iron should be used as currency'?
- ATyrateaus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
40who states ' Consequently it was impossible to buy any shoddy foreign goods'?
- ATyrateaus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
41who writes about the Syssitia and the sharing of food, jokes and bread ballot?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
42Who writes about woman's training in the Agoge and their physical training?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
43Who writes 'Working at craft and with moneymaking as only fit for slaves'?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
44Who writes about the Gerousia?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CPlutarch
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
45Who talks about the way Gerousia are chosen?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
46who writes in regard to the Gerousia ' the man over sixty whose merits were regarded as most outstanding'?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristoltle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
47Who writes about the Kryptaia?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristolte
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
48Who writes ' the treatment of helots was callous and brutal' and describes the mockery of helots?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
49Who writes ' the Ephors would declare war on the helots'?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
50Who writes about the disappearance of 2000 helots?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
51who writes 'in my view such ill-treatment on the part of the spartiates only developed later after the Great Earthquake?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
52Who writes 'makes them open to bribery' and power of the Ephorate is excessive and dictatorial'?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristolte
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
53Who says ' Spartan kings have been forced to curry favor with them' and 'method of election strikes me as childish'?
- ATytaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
54Who writes ' in itself the Ephorate isnt a bad thing'?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
55Who writes in regard to the Gerousia 'the mind grows old no less than the body', corrupted by bribery and favouritism', and 'exempt from any scrutiny'?
- ATyrtaeus
- BHerodotus
- CThucydides
- DAristophanes
- EXenophon
- FAristotle
- GDiodorus
- HPlutarch
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