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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Archimedes and Astronomy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did the Romans preserve some of Archimedes' astronomical machines?
(a) 75 years.
(b) More than 200 years.
(c) About 100 years.
(d) 150 years.

2. What would Archimedes' nurse read to him if he was good?
(a) Stories about giants.
(b) Stories about wars.
(c) Aesop's Fables.
(d) Tales of the Gods.

3. What science did Archimedes begin that deals with the pressure of liquids?
(a) Oceanography.
(b) Biophysics.
(c) Dynamics.
(d) Hydrostatics.

4. From which factories would ships bring manufactured goods?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Corinth.
(c) Crete.
(d) Athens.

5. Where would Archimedes sketch his diagrams when he was sitting by the fire in the evening?
(a) Clay tablets.
(b) Papyrus.
(c) A piece of cloth.
(d) Ashes on the hearth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old would Archimedes have been when he moved out of the women's quarters?

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

3. When was Euclid born?

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

5. How many days were in the Greek year?

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