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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 hobgoblin would Archimedes' read about to scare him if he was bad?
(a) Tethys.
(b) Empersa.
(c) Eurynome.
(d) Rhea.

2. When was Euclid born?
(a) About 425 B.C.
(b) About 375 B.C.
(c) About 400 B.C.
(d) About 330 B.C.

3. What was the name of Archimedes' father?
(a) Leodamas.
(b) Phidias.
(c) Callippus.
(d) Xenocrates.

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

5. How long were the rolls that were used for Greek books?
(a) 75 feet long.
(b) 150 feet long.
(c) 120 feet long.
(d) 215 feet long.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much would a skilled craftsman earn in Archimedes' day?

2. What branch of mathematics did Archimedes invent?

3. Where would Archimedes sketch his diagrams when he was sitting by the fire in the evening?

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

5. What is not an example of a lever?

(see the answer key)

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