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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 much larger did Archimedes believe that the universe (all the stars) was than the Greek universe?
(a) 100,000 times.
(b) 10,000 times.
(c) 50,000 times.
(d) 75,000 times.

2. Which of these is not a plane figure that Archimedes discovered a method for finding the center of gravity?
(a) Parallelogram.
(b) Triangle.
(c) Parabola.
(d) Cone.

3. On what type of landform was the city located where Archimedes was born?
(a) Peninsula.
(b) Archipelago.
(c) Isthmus.
(d) Island.

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

5. What is the science that deals with the laws of nature that govern liquids at rest?
(a) Oceanography.
(b) Climatology.
(c) Hydrostatics.
(d) Hydrology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What principle did Archimedes discover that is one of the basic scientific tests of all the elements?

2. What field of mathematics is necessary to create rockets and space travel?

3. What was the name of Archimedes' father?

4. Who was the first person to indicate latitude and longitude on a map?

5. What was the name of the largest number for which the Greeks had a name?

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