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

3. How much would a skilled craftsman earn in Archimedes' day?
(a) 15 cents a day.
(b) 20 cents a day.
(c) 10 cents a day.
(d) 25 cents a day.

4. Who was Archimedes' predecessor in the field of mathematics?
(a) Euclid.
(b) Pythagorus.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Democritus.

5. What is the work done on a lever called?
(a) Resistance.
(b) Energy.
(c) Force.
(d) Fulcrum.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many books were in the library at Alexandria?

2. From which factories would ships bring manufactured goods?

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

4. During Archimedes' time, where did explorers say that savages called "gorillas" lived?

5. What science did Archimedes begin that deals with the pressure of liquids?

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