1. To what did a series of ropes and wheels run from King Hiero's ship?
(a) An ellipse.
(b) A helix.
(c) A hyperbola.
(d) A parabola.

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

3. What is the formula to find the volume of a cube?
(a) Add all the sides together.
(b) Multiply length by width.
(c) Multiply length by width by height.
(d) Two times the length plus the height.

4. In how many books that Archimedes sent to his friends, did he make deliberate errors?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. If you took a sphere and made a cylinder whose base was the greatest circle of the sphere and whose height was the diameter of the sphere, how much space or volume would the cylinder take up compared to the sphere?

2. What did Archimedes write about mathematics?

3. What is the solid of a circle?

4. What is not an example of a lever?

5. What type of lever has the force at one end, the resistance at the other end, and the fulcrum in between?

(see the answer key)

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