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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. From which factories would ships bring manufactured goods?
(a) Athens.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Crete.

2. What is the science that deals with the laws of nature that govern liquids at rest?
(a) Oceanography.
(b) Hydrology.
(c) Climatology.
(d) Hydrostatics.

3. What was the name of the bugaboo that Archimedes' nurse would read about that frightened him when he was bad?
(a) Medea.
(b) Mormo.
(c) Simonides.
(d) Titan.

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

5. What is not an example of a lever?
(a) Crowbar.
(b) Screw driver.
(c) Hammer.
(d) An axle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Archimedes claim he could move if he had a place to stand?

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

3. What is the formula to find the volume of a cube?

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

5. What is heavier than iron?

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