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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 included in Euclid's "The Elements"?
(a) 7.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 5.

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

3. How many miles long would Archimedes' lever have had to be if he had tried to move the earth?
(a) 100 million.
(b) 66 billion.
(c) 88 sextillion.
(d) 95 trillion.

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

5. What is the science that deals with the laws of nature that govern liquids at rest?
(a) Hydrostatics.
(b) Hydrology.
(c) Climatology.
(d) Oceanography.

Short Answer Questions

1. What principle did Archimedes discover that tells why some things float, some things sink, and some things rise into the air?

2. What hobgoblin would Archimedes' read about to scare him if he was bad?

3. What did Archimedes invent that is still used to drain or irrigate fields, load grain, and run high-speed machines?

4. What great Greek teacher who lived more than one hundred years before Archimedes believed it was important to learn geometry?

5. From which factories would ships bring manufactured goods?

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