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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. What is the work done on a lever called?
(a) Force.
(b) Resistance.
(c) Energy.
(d) Fulcrum.

2. Who founded Alexandria?
(a) Alexander the Great.
(b) Pompey.
(c) Ptolemy.
(d) Antoniadas.

3. What did Archimedes claim he could move if he had a place to stand?
(a) A ship.
(b) The earth.
(c) The moon.
(d) A building.

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

5. What is the point on which the lever turns or moves?
(a) Center point.
(b) Force.
(c) Resistance.
(d) Fulcrum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the mathematical subject that Archimedes did not write about?

2. What sea is near Sicily?

3. From where would ships bring grain to Sicily?

4. Near what country is Sicily located?

5. Who was the first person to indicate latitude and longitude on a map?

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