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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) 750 years.
(b) 300 years.
(c) 500 years.
(d) 1,000 years.

2. What is not an example of a lever?
(a) Crowbar.
(b) Screw driver.
(c) Hammer.
(d) An axle.

3. How many books were included in Euclid's "The Elements"?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what did a series of ropes and wheels run from King Hiero's ship?

2. How long would it have taken Archimedes to sail from Syracuse to Alexandria?

3. What was the name of Archimedes' father?

4. How long were the rolls that were used for Greek books?

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

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