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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 Greek poet would Archimedes have studied?
(a) Antimachus.
(b) Homer.
(c) Hesiod.
(d) Aeschylus.

2. What was Archimedes' father's occupation?
(a) Physician.
(b) Historian.
(c) Mathematician.
(d) Astronomer.

3. What laws did Archimedes discover that led to machines that could move heavy loads or increase speeds, or change directions?
(a) Laws of the wheel and axle.
(b) Laws of the wedge.
(c) Laws of inclined plane.
(d) Laws of the pulley and lever.

4. What science did Archimedes begin that deals with the actions of forces on things?
(a) Mechanics.
(b) Gravitonics.
(c) Physics.
(d) Chemistry.

5. What would Archimedes' nurse read to him if he was good?
(a) Stories about giants.
(b) Tales of the Gods.
(c) Aesop's Fables.
(d) Stories about wars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much would a skilled craftsman earn in Archimedes' day?

3. What sea is near Sicily?

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

5. What principle did Archimedes discover that is one of the basic scientific tests of all the elements?

(see the answer key)

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