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

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

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

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

5. What is the work done on a lever called?
(a) Fulcrum.
(b) Energy.
(c) Force.
(d) Resistance.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours did the Greeks believe it took the earth to turn on its axis?

2. For how many years did Archimedes' war machines defend the city of Syracuse?

3. What is the science that deals with the laws of nature that govern liquids at rest?

4. From where would ships bring fish to Sicily?

5. What is the point on which the lever turns or moves?

(see the answer key)

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