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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. What principle did Archimedes discover that tells why some things float, some things sink, and some things rise into the air?
(a) Gravity.
(b) Buoyancy.
(c) Quantum mechanics.
(d) Relativity.

2. How many years after Archimedes lived was the printing press invented?
(a) 2,100 years.
(b) 1,800 years.
(c) 1,500 years.
(d) 2,300 years.

3. What would Archimedes' nurse read to him if he was good?
(a) Tales of the Gods.
(b) Stories about wars.
(c) Aesop's Fables.
(d) Stories about giants.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What hobgoblin would Archimedes' read about to scare him if he was bad?

2. From where would ships bring fish to Sicily?

3. For how many years did Archimedes' war machines defend the city of Syracuse?

4. What great Greek teacher who lived more than one hundred years before Archimedes believed it was important to learn geometry?

5. Who was Archimedes' predecessor in the field of mathematics?

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