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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 many books were in the library at Alexandria?
(a) Half a million.
(b) About a quarter of a million.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 750,000.

2. What principle did Archimedes discover that tells why some things float, some things sink, and some things rise into the air?
(a) Gravity.
(b) Quantum mechanics.
(c) Buoyancy.
(d) Relativity.

3. From where would ships bring grain to Sicily?
(a) China.
(b) Persia.
(c) Africa.
(d) Egypt.

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

5. What is heavier than iron?
(a) Copper.
(b) Gold.
(c) Silver.
(d) Bronze.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Archimedes' nurse read to him if he was good?

2. From which factories would ships bring manufactured goods?

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

4. Who dipped Archimedes in warm water and oil and then wrapped him from head to feet like an Indian papoose?

5. What did the King order after Archimedes moved his ship?

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