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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which astronomers believed that the earth was inside a hollow iron sphere?
(a) Egyptian.
(b) Babylonia.
(c) Indian.
(d) Persian.

2. For how many years did Archimedes' war machines defend the city of Syracuse?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

3. What field of mathematics is necessary to create rockets and space travel?
(a) Computation.
(b) Algebra.
(c) Calculus.
(d) Trigonometry.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Archimedes' father's occupation?

2. Near what country is Sicily located?

3. Whom did Archimedes enjoy arguing with regarding whether pure reason was better than practical knowledge?

4. What principle did Archimedes discover that is one of the basic scientific tests of all the elements?

5. What did Archimedes use to weigh the crown?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Euclid?

2. Where would a boy from Syracuse have spent many hours?

3. What are some examples of how force creates work?

4. Why would a slave be put in charge of Archimedes when he started school?

5. Why didn't Archimedes write about algebra?

6. What is geometry?

7. Why did Aristotle believe that the earth was curved and shaped like a sphere?

8. What is a hydrometer and how does it work?

9. What would happen when Archimedes was engrossed in a problem?

10. How did a typical day start for Archimedes?

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