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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, The War Machines of Archimedes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Carthage have colonies?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

2. After Archimedes spent days staring at the King's crown, who came to take him somewhere?
(a) His mother.
(b) His slaves.
(c) His father.
(d) The king's guard.

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

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

5. What is a name of a paper that Archimedes wrote about arithmetic?
(a) The Palimpsest.
(b) Stomachion.
(c) The Sand Reckoner.
(d) The Method.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Archimedes' time, where did explorers say that savages called "gorillas" lived?

2. When did Hiero die?

3. On what type of landform was the city located where Archimedes was born?

4. With Archimedes' polygons, how much more was the circumference than the diameter?

5. What is always the same as the area of a circle if one side was the same as the radius of the circle?

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