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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The World of Archimedes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many hours did the Greeks believe it took the earth to turn on its axis?
(a) 26.
(b) 22.
(c) 20.
(d) 24.

2. What hobgoblin would Archimedes' read about to scare him if he was bad?
(a) Tethys.
(b) Eurynome.
(c) Rhea.
(d) Empersa.

3. What science did Archimedes begin that deals with the actions of forces on things?
(a) Physics.
(b) Gravitonics.
(c) Mechanics.
(d) Chemistry.

4. From where would ships bring fish to Sicily?
(a) Arabian Sea.
(b) Red Sea.
(c) Black Sea.
(d) Bering Sea.

5. What great Greek teacher who lived more than one hundred years before Archimedes believed it was important to learn geometry?
(a) Sappho.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Plato.
(d) Aristotle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money would a laborer earn in Archimedes' day?

2. On what type of landform was the city located where Archimedes was born?

3. What Greek poet would Archimedes have studied?

4. What science did Archimedes begin that deals with the pressure of liquids?

5. How did Archimedes's family announce his birth?

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