View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Archimedes and King Heiro's Crown.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was Ptolemy's Museum the center of Greek learning?
(a) 1,000 years.
(b) 300 years.
(c) 750 years.
(d) 500 years.

2. What sea is near Sicily?
(a) Arabian.
(b) Black.
(c) Mediterranean.
(d) Red.

3. What is the work that is to be done with a lever called?
(a) Resistance.
(b) Energy.
(c) Force.
(d) Fulcrum.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What science did Archimedes begin that deals with the pressure of liquids?

2. What branch of mathematics did Archimedes invent?

3. When was Archimedes born?

4. For how many planets was Archimedes able to estimate the distance from earth?

5. Who founded Alexandria?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 140 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample