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

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

3. What was the name of Archimedes' father?
(a) Callippus.
(b) Xenocrates.
(c) Leodamas.
(d) Phidias.

4. Where would Archimedes sketch his diagrams when he was sitting by the fire in the evening?
(a) Clay tablets.
(b) A piece of cloth.
(c) Papyrus.
(d) Ashes on the hearth.

5. How many hours did the Greeks believe it took the earth to turn on its axis?
(a) 26.
(b) 22.
(c) 24.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who founded Alexandria?

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

3. What is not an example of a lever?

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

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

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