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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. How many planets did Greek astronomers observe?
(a) Seven.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

2. Who was Archimedes' teacher of mathematics at the Museum?
(a) Apollonius of Rhodes.
(b) Callimachus.
(c) Conon of Samos.
(d) Zenodotus.

3. What metal did the King suspect had been substituted in the crown?
(a) Tin.
(b) Copper.
(c) Silver.
(d) Bronze.

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

5. Who believed that the earth was a flat rectangle with their country in the middle?
(a) Greeks.
(b) Persians.
(c) Egyptians.
(d) Babylonians.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Archimedes spent days staring at the King's crown, who came to take him somewhere?

2. Who founded Alexandria?

3. Where would Archimedes sketch his diagrams when he was sitting by the fire in the evening?

4. What did Archimedes claim he could move if he had a place to stand?

5. What did the Greeks called the smallest and fastest planet?

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