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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 old was Archimedes when he received his name?
(a) 24 hours old.
(b) Just hours old.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 10 days.

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

3. For how many years did Archimedes' war machines defend the city of Syracuse?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

4. What branch of mathematics did Archimedes invent?
(a) Calculus.
(b) Geometry.
(c) Algebra.
(d) Trigonometry.

5. How long would it have taken Archimedes to sail from Syracuse to Alexandria?
(a) 10 to 12 days.
(b) 20 days.
(c) 16 to 17 days.
(d) 30 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where would Archimedes sketch his diagrams when he was in his workroom?

2. How many miles long would Archimedes' lever have had to be if he had tried to move the earth?

3. From where would ships bring fish to Sicily?

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

5. What was Archimedes' father's occupation?

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