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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. Where would Archimedes sketch his diagrams when he was sitting by the fire in the evening?
(a) A piece of cloth.
(b) Ashes on the hearth.
(c) Papyrus.
(d) Clay tablets.

2. Where would Archimedes sketch his diagrams when he was in his workroom?
(a) In sand on the floor.
(b) On a clay tablet.
(c) On papyrus.
(d) On pieces of cloth.

3. How many times in his life did Archimedes leave Sicily and travel?
(a) Three times.
(b) Never.
(c) Once.
(d) Two times.

4. How many miles long would Archimedes' lever have had to be if he had tried to move the earth?
(a) 66 billion.
(b) 95 trillion.
(c) 100 million.
(d) 88 sextillion.

5. What is not an example of a lever?
(a) Screw driver.
(b) Crowbar.
(c) Hammer.
(d) An axle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long would it have taken Archimedes to sail from Syracuse to Alexandria?

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

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

4. When was the city of Alexandria founded?

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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