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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Archimedes and His Lever.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What principle did Archimedes discover that tells why some things float, some things sink, and some things rise into the air?
(a) Buoyancy.
(b) Relativity.
(c) Gravity.
(d) Quantum mechanics.

2. How old would Archimedes have been when he moved out of the women's quarters?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

3. To what did a series of ropes and wheels run from King Hiero's ship?
(a) A hyperbola.
(b) An ellipse.
(c) A helix.
(d) A parabola.

4. What did Archimedes invent that is still used to drain or irrigate fields, load grain, and run high-speed machines?
(a) Archimedean spiral.
(b) Claw of Archimedes.
(c) Archimedean screw.
(d) Block-and-tackle-pulley system.

5. What type of lever has the force at one end, the resistance at the other end, and the fulcrum in between?
(a) First-class lever.
(b) Second-class lever.
(c) Third-class lever.
(d) Fourth-class lever.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long were the rolls that were used for Greek books?

2. What is not an example of a lever?

3. When was Archimedes born?

4. Where would Archimedes sketch his diagrams when he was sitting by the fire in the evening?

5. How long was Ptolemy's Museum the center of Greek learning?

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