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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Archimedes and the Centers of Gravity.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much larger did Archimedes believe that the Greek universe (our solar system) was larger than the earth?
(a) 20,000 times.
(b) 50,000 times.
(c) 30,000 times.
(d) 10,000 times.

3. What is pi?
(a) Approximately 2.1633.
(b) Approximately 3.14159.
(c) Approximately 5.1347.
(d) Approximately 4.6723.

4. How old would Archimedes have been when he moved out of the women's quarters?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

5. Who was the French scientist who later added to the laws of nature that govern liquids at rest?
(a) Blaise Pascal.
(b) Henri Becquerel.
(c) Marie Curie.
(d) Sebastian Basso.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the circumference of a circle?

2. What was Archimedes' father's occupation?

3. Which astronomers believed that the earth was inside a hollow iron sphere?

4. What is the study of shapes in space?

5. What tower does not fall because its center of gravity is still over the tower's base?

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