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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, No End to Archimedes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Greeks called the smallest and fastest planet?
(a) Venus.
(b) Mars.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Saturn.

2. How did Marcellus feel when he watched his soldiers conquer Syracuse?
(a) Frustrated.
(b) Delighted.
(c) Sad.
(d) Proud.

3. How many galleys did the Roman general have who attacked Syracuse?
(a) 70.
(b) 50.
(c) 40.
(d) 60.

4. What principle did Archimedes discover that tells why some things float, some things sink, and some things rise into the air?
(a) Gravity.
(b) Quantum mechanics.
(c) Buoyancy.
(d) Relativity.

5. What was Archimedes favorite branch of mathematics?
(a) Geometry.
(b) Trigonometry.
(c) Algebra.
(d) Calculus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Archimedes when he received his name?

2. How long did Marcellus hold Syracuse in siege.

3. What does "eureka" mean?

4. Who succeeded Hiero when he died?

5. Where is earth's center of gravity in the solar system?

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