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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 many miles long would Archimedes' lever have had to be if he had tried to move the earth?
(a) 100 million.
(b) 88 sextillion.
(c) 95 trillion.
(d) 66 billion.

2. For how many years did Archimedes' war machines defend the city of Syracuse?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

3. What science did Archimedes begin that deals with the actions of forces on things?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Physics.
(c) Gravitonics.
(d) Mechanics.

4. When was Archimedes born?
(a) 315 B.C.
(b) 294 B.C.
(c) 287 B.C.
(d) 274 B.C.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What branch of mathematics did Archimedes invent?

2. How did Archimedes's family announce his birth?

3. What did Archimedes claim he could move if he had a place to stand?

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

5. What did the King order after Archimedes moved his ship?

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