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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 formula for the area of a circle?
(a) Subtract the radius from the circumference of a circle.
(b) Multiply pi times the radius of the circle times the radius again.
(c) Multiply the radius times the circumference of a circle.
(d) Multiply the length of the circle from rim to rim times pi.

2. What is the formula to find the volume of a cube?
(a) Multiply length by width.
(b) Add all the sides together.
(c) Two times the length plus the height.
(d) Multiply length by width by height.

3. Who was the French scientist who later added to the laws of nature that govern liquids at rest?
(a) Sebastian Basso.
(b) Marie Curie.
(c) Henri Becquerel.
(d) Blaise Pascal.

4. During Archimedes' time, where did explorers say that savages called "gorillas" lived?
(a) West of the Mediterranean Sea.
(b) In the Far East.
(c) East of the Mediterranean Sea.
(d) South of Egypt.

5. What is heavier than iron?
(a) Copper.
(b) Gold.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Silver.

Short Answer Questions

1. With Archimedes' polygons, how much more was the circumference than the diameter?

2. What sea is near Sicily?

3. What is heavier than wood?

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

5. What did the King order after Archimedes moved his ship?

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