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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, The War Machines of Archimedes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the work that is to be done with a lever called?
(a) Resistance.
(b) Energy.
(c) Fulcrum.
(d) Force.

2. What was the mathematical subject that Archimedes did not write about?
(a) Geometry.
(b) Calculus.
(c) Arithmetic.
(d) Algebra.

3. What is a name of a paper that Archimedes wrote about arithmetic?
(a) The Palimpsest.
(b) The Method.
(c) Stomachion.
(d) The Sand Reckoner.

4. What is the work done on a lever called?
(a) Resistance.
(b) Force.
(c) Fulcrum.
(d) Energy.

5. Whom did Archimedes enjoy arguing with regarding whether pure reason was better than practical knowledge?
(a) Apollonius.
(b) Conon.
(c) King Hiero.
(d) Erastosthenes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many books were included in Euclid's "The Elements"?

2. What did Archimedes claim he could move if he had a place to stand?

3. What is the solid of a square?

4. What type of mathematics must engineers use to build bridges?

5. How did Archimedes's family announce his birth?

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