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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The World of Archimedes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What great Greek teacher who lived more than one hundred years before Archimedes believed it was important to learn geometry?
(a) Plato.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Sappho.
(d) Aristotle.

2. How did Archimedes's family announce his birth?
(a) An announcement was made in the public square.
(b) A slave went to friends and family
(c) Hung an olive branch on the doorpost of their house.
(d) Draped eucalyptus branches around windows of the house.

3. How many hours did the Greeks believe it took the earth to turn on its axis?
(a) 26.
(b) 22.
(c) 24.
(d) 20.

4. When was Archimedes born?
(a) 287 B.C.
(b) 294 B.C.
(c) 315 B.C.
(d) 274 B.C.

5. What branch of mathematics did Archimedes invent?
(a) Trigonometry.
(b) Calculus.
(c) Geometry.
(d) Algebra.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old would Archimedes have been when he moved out of the women's quarters?

2. From where would ships bring fish to Sicily?

3. For how many planets was Archimedes able to estimate the distance from earth?

4. What science did Archimedes begin that deals with the pressure of liquids?

5. What laws did Archimedes discover that led to machines that could move heavy loads or increase speeds, or change directions?

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