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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Archimedes and His Lever.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much would a skilled craftsman earn in Archimedes' day?
(a) 15 cents a day.
(b) 20 cents a day.
(c) 10 cents a day.
(d) 25 cents a day.

2. How did Archimedes's family announce his birth?
(a) An announcement was made in the public square.
(b) A slave went to friends and family
(c) Hung an olive branch on the doorpost of their house.
(d) Draped eucalyptus branches around windows of the house.

3. To what did a series of ropes and wheels run from King Hiero's ship?
(a) A hyperbola.
(b) An ellipse.
(c) A parabola.
(d) A helix.

4. What type of lever has the force at one end, the resistance at the other end, and the fulcrum in between?
(a) Second-class lever.
(b) First-class lever.
(c) Fourth-class lever.
(d) Third-class lever.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where would Archimedes sketch his diagrams when he was in his workroom?

2. How many hours did the Greeks believe it took the earth to turn on its axis?

3. What did Archimedes claim he could move if he had a place to stand?

4. What is the point on which the lever turns or moves?

5. From which factories would ships bring manufactured goods?

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