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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Archimedes and Astronomy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the city of Alexandria founded?
(a) 332 B.C.
(b) 512 B.C.
(c) 652 B.C.
(d) 429 B.C.

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

3. How much would a skilled craftsman earn in Archimedes' day?
(a) 20 cents a day.
(b) 10 cents a day.
(c) 15 cents a day.
(d) 25 cents a day.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the Museum open in Alexandria?

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

4. What does "eureka" mean?

5. From where would ships bring fish to Sicily?

(see the answer key)

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