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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, The Sphere and the Cylinder.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the work that is to be done with a lever called?
(a) Fulcrum.
(b) Force.
(c) Energy.
(d) Resistance.

4. In what book did Archimedes give mathematicians a logical way to start any problem and an orderly way of setting things down?
(a) The Sand Reckoner.
(b) Ostomachion.
(c) Method.
(d) On Floating Bodies.

5. Which branch of mathematics had the groundwork for its development laid by Archimedes?
(a) Algebra.
(b) Calculus.
(c) Trigonometry.
(d) Geometry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which branch of mathematics deals with motion and change?

2. Which branch of mathematics studies numbers?

3. What books did Archimedes send to friends in Alexandria with deliberate errors?

4. What dimensions does a plane figure have?

5. What is the solid of a circle?

(see the answer key)

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