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

2. What was the name of the bugaboo that Archimedes' nurse would read about that frightened him when he was bad?
(a) Medea.
(b) Simonides.
(c) Mormo.
(d) Titan.

3. After Archimedes spent days staring at the King's crown, who came to take him somewhere?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) The king's guard.
(d) His slaves.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Archimedes's family announce his birth?

2. What branch of mathematics did Archimedes invent?

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

4. How much money would a laborer earn in Archimedes' day?

5. To what did a series of ropes and wheels run from King Hiero's ship?

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