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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, The War Machines of Archimedes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days were in the Greek year?
(a) 334.
(b) 345.
(c) 354.
(d) 360.

2. Who was the Roman general who waged war against Syracuse?
(a) Marcellus.
(b) Aureolus.
(c) Bonifacius.
(d) Glabrio.

3. What would be the area of a circle that had a radius of 2 inches?
(a) 9.4762.
(b) 12.56636.
(c) 16.8834.
(d) 14.3398.

4. Where is the center of balance on a spoon?
(a) In the center.
(b) Near the end of the spoon's handle.
(c) Near the bowl of the spoon.
(d) At the bowl of the spoon.

5. What did Archimedes claim he could move if he had a place to stand?
(a) A ship.
(b) A building.
(c) The moon.
(d) The earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Ptolemy's Museum the center of Greek learning?

2. After Archimedes used a common Greek measure to estimate the number of grains of sand in the universe, what measure did he use?

3. From where would ships bring fish to Sicily?

4. What did Archimedes use to weigh the crown?

5. How many hours did the Greeks believe it took the earth to turn on its axis?

(see the answer key)

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