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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 much larger did Archimedes believe that the Greek universe (our solar system) was larger than the earth?
(a) 50,000 times.
(b) 20,000 times.
(c) 10,000 times.
(d) 30,000 times.

2. What type of mathematics must engineers use to build bridges?
(a) Trigonometry.
(b) Arithmetic.
(c) Applied Mathematics.
(d) Geometry.

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

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

5. During Archimedes' time, where did explorers say that savages called "gorillas" lived?
(a) South of Egypt.
(b) West of the Mediterranean Sea.
(c) East of the Mediterranean Sea.
(d) In the Far East.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who believed that the earth was a flat rectangle with their country in the middle?

2. What did the Greeks called the smallest and fastest planet?

3. How many books were in the library at Alexandria?

4. Which branch of mathematics had the groundwork for its development laid by Archimedes?

5. What does "eureka" mean?

(see the answer key)

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