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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 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.

2. What did Archimedes claim he could move if he had a place to stand?
(a) The moon.
(b) The earth.
(c) A ship.
(d) A building.

3. How old would Archimedes have been when he moved out of the women's quarters?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

4. After Archimedes spent days staring at the King's crown, who came to take him somewhere?
(a) His mother.
(b) His slaves.
(c) His father.
(d) The king's guard.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What would be the area of a circle that had a radius of 3 inches?

3. Which branch of mathematics studies numbers?

4. What is the study of shapes in space?

5. Before Archimedes, what did people use to figure the area of a circle?

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