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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Archimedes and King Heiro's Crown.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long would it have taken Archimedes to sail from Syracuse to Alexandria?
(a) 30 days.
(b) 10 to 12 days.
(c) 16 to 17 days.
(d) 20 days.

2. Who founded Alexandria?
(a) Pompey.
(b) Antoniadas.
(c) Alexander the Great.
(d) Ptolemy.

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

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

5. How long were the rolls that were used for Greek books?
(a) 75 feet long.
(b) 120 feet long.
(c) 150 feet long.
(d) 215 feet long.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Archimedes invent that is still used to drain or irrigate fields, load grain, and run high-speed machines?

2. How many miles long would Archimedes' lever have had to be if he had tried to move the earth?

3. What is the work done on a lever called?

4. How long was Ptolemy's Museum the center of Greek learning?

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

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