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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. When did the Museum open in Alexandria?
(a) 350 B.C.
(b) 300 B.C.
(c) 200 B.C.
(d) 400 B.C.

2. Near what country is Sicily located?
(a) Spain.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

3. Who was the first person to indicate latitude and longitude on a map?
(a) Aristophanes.
(b) Zenodotus.
(c) Apollonius.
(d) Eratosthenes.

4. What does "eureka" mean?
(a) Watch out.
(b) Look.
(c) I have found it.
(d) Stop.

5. Where would Archimedes sketch his diagrams when he was sitting by the fire in the evening?
(a) Clay tablets.
(b) Papyrus.
(c) Ashes on the hearth.
(d) A piece of cloth.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hiero die?

2. In how many books that Archimedes sent to his friends, did he make deliberate errors?

3. From where would ships bring fish to Sicily?

4. How many times in his life did Archimedes leave Sicily and travel?

5. When Archimedes worked with a sphere and cylinder, he figured the ratio or relationship of the cylinder to the sphere was ___________.

(see the answer key)

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