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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. From which factories would ships bring manufactured goods?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Crete.
(c) Athens.
(d) Corinth.

2. How much money would a laborer earn in Archimedes' day?
(a) 3 to 5 cents.
(b) 12 cents.
(c) 6 to 10 cents.
(d) 2 cents.

3. What was Archimedes' father's occupation?
(a) Astronomer.
(b) Historian.
(c) Physician.
(d) Mathematician.

4. How much would an educated man, like an architect, earn in Archimedes' day?
(a) 50 cents a day.
(b) 45 cents a day.
(c) 30 cents a day.
(d) 60 cents a day.

5. What Greek poet would Archimedes have studied?
(a) Aeschylus.
(b) Antimachus.
(c) Hesiod.
(d) Homer.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many planets was Archimedes able to estimate the distance from earth?

2. What would Archimedes' nurse read to him if he was good?

3. What was the name of Archimedes' father?

4. How many years after Archimedes lived was the printing press invented?

5. What was the name of the bugaboo that Archimedes' nurse would read about that frightened him when he was bad?

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