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

2. What is the point on which the lever turns or moves?
(a) Fulcrum.
(b) Force.
(c) Resistance.
(d) Center point.

3. What principle did Archimedes discover that is one of the basic scientific tests of all the elements?
(a) Thermodynamics.
(b) Electromagnetism.
(c) Conservation of Energy.
(d) Specific gravity.

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

5. What hobgoblin would Archimedes' read about to scare him if he was bad?
(a) Tethys.
(b) Rhea.
(c) Empersa.
(d) Eurynome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What constellations did Archimedes' teacher of mathematics discover?

2. How much money would a laborer earn in Archimedes' day?

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

4. What was the mathematical subject that Archimedes did not write about?

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

(see the answer key)

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