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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. Whom did Archimedes enjoy arguing with regarding whether pure reason was better than practical knowledge?
(a) Apollonius.
(b) King Hiero.
(c) Conon.
(d) Erastosthenes.

2. What is heavier than wood?
(a) Copper.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Iron.
(d) Silver.

3. How much would an educated man, like an architect, earn in Archimedes' day?
(a) 50 cents a day.
(b) 45 cents a day.
(c) 30 cents a day.
(d) 60 cents a day.

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

5. Who was Alexander the Great's tutor?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Plato.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Epicurus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sea is near Sicily?

2. How many books were included in Euclid's "The Elements"?

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

4. From where would ships bring grain to Sicily?

5. What would Archimedes' nurse read to him if he was good?

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