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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 tower does not fall because its center of gravity is still over the tower's base?
(a) Leaning Tower of Pisa.
(b) The London Post Office Tower.
(c) Galatia Tower.
(d) Eiffel Tower.

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

3. What instrument did Archimedes create that told him the density of liquids?
(a) Hydrometer.
(b) Thermometer.
(c) Refractometer.
(d) Barometer.

4. What is pi?
(a) Approximately 2.1633.
(b) Approximately 3.14159.
(c) Approximately 4.6723.
(d) Approximately 5.1347.

5. When Buffon, a French scientist, made a mirror following the description of Archimedes' mirrors, how far away could he set fire to wood?
(a) 100 feet.
(b) 50 feet.
(c) 150 feet.
(d) 75 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Archimedes favorite branch of mathematics?

2. How old would Archimedes have been when he moved out of the women's quarters?

3. What is the work that is to be done with a lever called?

4. Which astronomers believed that the earth was inside a hollow iron sphere?

5. What word means balance?

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