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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, The War Machines of Archimedes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sides did the polygons have that Archimedes used to determine the area of a circle?
(a) 96.
(b) 112.
(c) 8.
(d) 36.

2. Who was Alexander the Great's tutor?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Plato.
(c) Epicurus.
(d) Aristotle.

3. What did the Greeks called the smallest and fastest planet?
(a) Mars.
(b) Saturn.
(c) Venus.
(d) Mercury.

4. What is heavier than wood?
(a) Silver.
(b) Copper.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Iron.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What dimensions does a plane figure have?

2. What scientist do most people believe was the first to understand the laws of gravitation?

3. What hobgoblin would Archimedes' read about to scare him if he was bad?

4. Who succeeded Hiero when he died?

5. What is the point on which the lever turns or moves?

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