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

3. When was Euclid born?
(a) About 400 B.C.
(b) About 425 B.C.
(c) About 375 B.C.
(d) About 330 B.C.

4. What is the meaning of the Greek word "mathema" from which mathematics is derived?
(a) Methods.
(b) Science.
(c) Numbers.
(d) Material.

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

6. How long did the Romans preserve some of Archimedes' astronomical machines?
(a) More than 200 years.
(b) 150 years.
(c) About 100 years.
(d) 75 years.

7. How many books were in the library at Alexandria?
(a) About a quarter of a million.
(b) 750,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) Half a million.

8. What did Archimedes use to weigh the crown?
(a) A set of scales.
(b) An ampere balance.
(c) Water, jar, and a bowl.
(d) Tare weight.

9. What type of lever has the force at one end, the resistance at the other end, and the fulcrum in between?
(a) Third-class lever.
(b) First-class lever.
(c) Second-class lever.
(d) Fourth-class lever.

10. Which astronomer said that the sun was nine times greater than the moon?
(a) Archimedes.
(b) Phidias.
(c) Eudoxus.
(d) Anaxagorus.

11. When was the city of Alexandria founded?
(a) 652 B.C.
(b) 512 B.C.
(c) 332 B.C.
(d) 429 B.C.

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

13. What did Archimedes write about mathematics?
(a) Proofs.
(b) Theoretical books.
(c) Textbooks.
(d) Essays.

14. Who was the first person to indicate latitude and longitude on a map?
(a) Aristophanes.
(b) Eratosthenes.
(c) Zenodotus.
(d) Apollonius.

15. For how many planets was Archimedes able to estimate the distance from earth?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.