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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. If you took a sphere and made a cylinder whose base was the greatest circle of the sphere and whose height was the diameter of the sphere, how much larger would the surface of the cylinder be than the surface of the sphere?
(a) 8 times.
(b) 6 times.
(c) 2 1/2 times.
(d) 1 1/2 times.

2. What would be the area of a circle that had a radius of 3 inches?
(a) 28.27431 inches.
(b) 45.33813.
(c) 5.9986.
(d) 12.3454.

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

4. How old was Archimedes when he received his name?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 24 hours old.
(d) Just hours old.

5. What metal did the King suspect had been substituted in the crown?
(a) Silver.
(b) Copper.
(c) Tin.
(d) Bronze.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a good project to learn about centers of gravity?

2. What would be the area of a circle that had a radius of 2 inches?

3. What is heavier than wood?

4. Who was Archimedes' predecessor in the field of mathematics?

5. For how many years did Archimedes' war machines defend the city of Syracuse?

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