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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. How long was Ptolemy's Museum the center of Greek learning?
(a) 750 years.
(b) 500 years.
(c) 300 years.
(d) 1,000 years.

2. How much money would a laborer earn in Archimedes' day?
(a) 2 cents.
(b) 3 to 5 cents.
(c) 12 cents.
(d) 6 to 10 cents.

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

4. What constellations did Archimedes' teacher of mathematics discover?
(a) Lochium Funus.
(b) Quadrans Muralis.
(c) Argo Navis.
(d) Coma Berenices.

5. How many miles long would Archimedes' lever have had to be if he had tried to move the earth?
(a) 66 billion.
(b) 95 trillion.
(c) 88 sextillion.
(d) 100 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours did the Greeks believe it took the earth to turn on its axis?

2. What was Archimedes' father's occupation?

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

4. How old was Archimedes when he received his name?

5. How many books were in the library at Alexandria?

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