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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 old was Archimedes when he received his name?
(a) 24 hours old.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) Just hours old.

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

3. How did Archimedes's family announce his birth?
(a) Draped eucalyptus branches around windows of the house.
(b) A slave went to friends and family
(c) An announcement was made in the public square.
(d) Hung an olive branch on the doorpost of their house.

4. Who dipped Archimedes in warm water and oil and then wrapped him from head to feet like an Indian papoose?
(a) His mother.
(b) A slave.
(c) His father.
(d) His godmother.

5. What would Archimedes' nurse read to him if he was good?
(a) Stories about wars.
(b) Tales of the Gods.
(c) Aesop's Fables.
(d) Stories about giants.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Ptolemy's Museum the center of Greek learning?

2. How much money would a laborer earn in Archimedes' day?

3. What sea is near Sicily?

4. How many books were included in Euclid's "The Elements"?

5. What is the work done on a lever called?

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