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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. What principle did Archimedes discover that tells why some things float, some things sink, and some things rise into the air?
(a) Relativity.
(b) Buoyancy.
(c) Gravity.
(d) Quantum mechanics.

2. How long would it have taken Archimedes to sail from Syracuse to Alexandria?
(a) 20 days.
(b) 10 to 12 days.
(c) 30 days.
(d) 16 to 17 days.

3. What great Greek teacher who lived more than one hundred years before Archimedes believed it was important to learn geometry?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Plato.
(c) Sappho.
(d) Aristotle.

4. How many books were in the library at Alexandria?
(a) Half a million.
(b) 100,000.
(c) About a quarter of a million.
(d) 750,000.

5. To what did a series of ropes and wheels run from King Hiero's ship?
(a) A helix.
(b) An ellipse.
(c) A hyperbola.
(d) A parabola.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Archimedes enjoy arguing with regarding whether pure reason was better than practical knowledge?

2. How old would Archimedes have been when he moved out of the women's quarters?

3. What type of lever has the force at one end, the resistance at the other end, and the fulcrum in between?

4. What was the name of Archimedes' father?

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

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