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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) Ashes on the hearth.
(b) A piece of cloth.
(c) Clay tablets.
(d) Papyrus.

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

3. How much money would a laborer earn in Archimedes' day?
(a) 12 cents.
(b) 3 to 5 cents.
(c) 6 to 10 cents.
(d) 2 cents.

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

5. What science did Archimedes begin that deals with the actions of forces on things?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Mechanics.
(c) Physics.
(d) Gravitonics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the work that is to be done with a lever called?

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

3. What is not an example of a lever?

4. When was Euclid born?

5. From where would ships bring fish to Sicily?

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