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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which planet did the Greeks name after the king of the gods?

2. Who was Archimedes' teacher of mathematics at the Museum?

3. What is not an example of a lever?

4. What was the mathematical subject that Archimedes did not write about?

5. How many books were in the library at Alexandria?

Short Essay Questions

1. What important discoveries did Archimedes make about solids?

2. What was known about the lands to the north, south, east, and west of Sicily?

3. Why was it important that Archimedes discovered how to find volume?

4. What did the Egyptians believe about the earth and stars?

5. Describe a Greek school like Archimedes attended.

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

7. Why was Archimedes an unusual man?

8. What might have been the first thing that thing that Archimedes saw when he entered the Alexandria harbor?

9. What did Archimedes write about mathematics?

10. How did Archimedes write?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Archimedes furthered his studies at the Museum in Alexandria. Discuss the library and Museum at Alexandria and Archimedes' studies there.

Essay Topic 2

Archimedes believed that numbers never ended. Discuss large numbers and why Archimedes believed that numbers are infinite.

Essay Topic 3

Archimedes thought about and experimented with equilibrium and centers of gravity. Discuss centers of gravity and what Archimedes learned about the subject.

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