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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The World of Archimedes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Archimedes' father?
(a) Callippus.
(b) Leodamas.
(c) Xenocrates.
(d) Phidias.

2. What did Archimedes invent that is still used to drain or irrigate fields, load grain, and run high-speed machines?
(a) Block-and-tackle-pulley system.
(b) Archimedean screw.
(c) Claw of Archimedes.
(d) Archimedean spiral.

3. How much would an educated man, like an architect, earn in Archimedes' day?
(a) 45 cents a day.
(b) 60 cents a day.
(c) 30 cents a day.
(d) 50 cents a day.

4. Near what country is Sicily located?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) Italy.

5. What laws did Archimedes discover that led to machines that could move heavy loads or increase speeds, or change directions?
(a) Laws of inclined plane.
(b) Laws of the pulley and lever.
(c) Laws of the wheel and axle.
(d) Laws of the wedge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Archimedes's family announce his birth?

2. What was the name of the bugaboo that Archimedes' nurse would read about that frightened him when he was bad?

3. What branch of mathematics did Archimedes invent?

4. What would Archimedes' nurse read to him if he was good?

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

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