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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Measurement of a Circle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the meaning of the Greek word "mathema" from which mathematics is derived?
(a) Science.
(b) Methods.
(c) Material.
(d) Numbers.

2. What would be the area of a circle that had a radius of 3 inches?
(a) 45.33813.
(b) 5.9986.
(c) 12.3454.
(d) 28.27431 inches.

3. How much money would a laborer earn in Archimedes' day?
(a) 12 cents.
(b) 3 to 5 cents.
(c) 6 to 10 cents.
(d) 2 cents.

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

5. How much would a skilled craftsman earn in Archimedes' day?
(a) 10 cents a day.
(b) 25 cents a day.
(c) 15 cents a day.
(d) 20 cents a day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would be the area of a circle that had a radius of 2 inches?

2. What is the formula for the area of a circle?

3. What great Greek teacher who lived more than one hundred years before Archimedes believed it was important to learn geometry?

4. How many miles long would Archimedes' lever have had to be if he had tried to move the earth?

5. What is the study of shapes in space?

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