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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Archimedes and King Heiro's Crown.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was Ptolemy's Museum the center of Greek learning?
(a) 500 years.
(b) 750 years.
(c) 1,000 years.
(d) 300 years.

2. What was the name of the bugaboo that Archimedes' nurse would read about that frightened him when he was bad?
(a) Simonides.
(b) Titan.
(c) Mormo.
(d) Medea.

3. From where would ships bring fish to Sicily?
(a) Red Sea.
(b) Arabian Sea.
(c) Bering Sea.
(d) Black Sea.

4. How many hours did the Greeks believe it took the earth to turn on its axis?
(a) 22.
(b) 26.
(c) 20.
(d) 24.

5. Who was Archimedes' predecessor in the field of mathematics?
(a) Democritus.
(b) Pythagorus.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Euclid.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many times in his life did Archimedes leave Sicily and travel?

3. When was Archimedes born?

4. Who dipped Archimedes in warm water and oil and then wrapped him from head to feet like an Indian papoose?

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

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