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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. From where would ships bring grain to Sicily?
(a) China.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Persia.
(d) Africa.

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

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

4. What branch of mathematics did Archimedes invent?
(a) Algebra.
(b) Geometry.
(c) Calculus.
(d) Trigonometry.

5. When was Euclid born?
(a) About 425 B.C.
(b) About 400 B.C.
(c) About 330 B.C.
(d) About 375 B.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is not an example of a lever?

2. For how many planets was Archimedes able to estimate the distance from earth?

3. What sea is near Sicily?

4. What laws did Archimedes discover that led to machines that could move heavy loads or increase speeds, or change directions?

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

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