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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 metal did the King suspect had been substituted in the crown?
(a) Copper.
(b) Tin.
(c) Silver.
(d) Bronze.

2. What hobgoblin would Archimedes' read about to scare him if he was bad?
(a) Eurynome.
(b) Tethys.
(c) Rhea.
(d) Empersa.

3. How many years later after Archimedes' work did another scientist add to the laws of nature that govern liquids at rest?
(a) 1200 years.
(b) 1800 years.
(c) 500 years.
(d) 750 years.

4. What is the circumference of a circle?
(a) The distance from the center of a circle to the rim.
(b) The distance around the circle.
(c) The ratio between the diameter and the radius.
(d) The distance from rim to rim of a circle.

5. What type of mathematics must engineers use to build bridges?
(a) Trigonometry.
(b) Geometry.
(c) Arithmetic.
(d) Applied Mathematics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours did the Greeks believe it took the earth to turn on its axis?

2. What Greek poet would Archimedes have studied?

3. What is heavier than iron?

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

5. How much would an educated man, like an architect, earn in Archimedes' day?

(see the answer key)

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