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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. When Archimedes worked with a sphere and cylinder, he figured the ratio or relationship of the cylinder to the sphere was ___________.
(a) 7/6.
(b) 6/5.
(c) 10/9.
(d) 3/2.

2. Which branch of mathematics deals with motion and change?
(a) Algebra.
(b) Trigonometry.
(c) Applied Mathematics.
(d) Calculus.

3. What field of mathematics is necessary to create rockets and space travel?
(a) Algebra.
(b) Trigonometry.
(c) Calculus.
(d) Computation.

4. What type of lever has the force at one end, the resistance at the other end, and the fulcrum in between?
(a) Third-class lever.
(b) Fourth-class lever.
(c) Second-class lever.
(d) First-class lever.

5. What is the solid of a square?
(a) Cube.
(b) Cone.
(c) Tetrahedron.
(d) Box.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which branch of mathematics deals with distances to directions?

3. What is the solid of a circle?

4. What is the point on which the lever turns or moves?

5. Which branch of mathematics had the groundwork for its development laid by Archimedes?

(see the answer key)

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