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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. What was the mathematical subject that Archimedes did not write about?
(a) Geometry.
(b) Arithmetic.
(c) Algebra.
(d) Calculus.

2. What was the value of the largest number for which the Greeks had a name?
(a) 1,000,000,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 1,000,000.

3. Which branch of mathematics studies numbers?
(a) Computation.
(b) Geometry.
(c) Arithmetic.
(d) Algebra.

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

5. What was the name of the largest number for which the Greeks had a name?
(a) Myriad.
(b) Sigma.
(c) Kappa.
(d) Omicron.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much larger did Archimedes believe that the universe (all the stars) was than the Greek universe?

2. What is the solid of a square?

3. What is the circumference of a circle?

4. How many sides did the polygons have that Archimedes used to determine the area of a circle?

5. How much would a skilled craftsman earn in Archimedes' day?

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