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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Archimedes and His Lever.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was Ptolemy's Museum the center of Greek learning?
(a) 300 years.
(b) 1,000 years.
(c) 500 years.
(d) 750 years.

2. How many times in his life did Archimedes leave Sicily and travel?
(a) Three times.
(b) Never.
(c) Once.
(d) Two times.

3. What science did Archimedes begin that deals with the actions of forces on things?
(a) Gravitonics.
(b) Physics.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Mechanics.

4. For how many planets was Archimedes able to estimate the distance from earth?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

5. What science did Archimedes begin that deals with the pressure of liquids?
(a) Oceanography.
(b) Dynamics.
(c) Biophysics.
(d) Hydrostatics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dipped Archimedes in warm water and oil and then wrapped him from head to feet like an Indian papoose?

2. How much would a skilled craftsman earn in Archimedes' day?

3. When was the city of Alexandria founded?

4. What was the name of the bugaboo that Archimedes' nurse would read about that frightened him when he was bad?

5. How many years after Archimedes lived was the printing press invented?

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