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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. Which branch of mathematics studies numbers?
(a) Arithmetic.
(b) Geometry.
(c) Algebra.
(d) Computation.

2. What did the King order after Archimedes moved his ship?
(a) A medal be designed for Archimedes.
(b) Archimedes always be believed.
(c) Archimedes receive a reward.
(d) A statue be built of Archimedes.

3. What is the formula for the area of a circle?
(a) Multiply the length of the circle from rim to rim times pi.
(b) Multiply the radius times the circumference of a circle.
(c) Multiply pi times the radius of the circle times the radius again.
(d) Subtract the radius from the circumference of a circle.

4. In what book did Archimedes give mathematicians a logical way to start any problem and an orderly way of setting things down?
(a) Ostomachion.
(b) The Sand Reckoner.
(c) Method.
(d) On Floating Bodies.

5. What is pi?
(a) Approximately 3.14159.
(b) Approximately 4.6723.
(c) Approximately 5.1347.
(d) Approximately 2.1633.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a good project to learn about centers of gravity?

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

4. From where would ships bring fish to Sicily?

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

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