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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. When Buffon, a French scientist, made a mirror following the description of Archimedes' mirrors, how far away could he set fire to wood?
(a) 100 feet.
(b) 150 feet.
(c) 75 feet.
(d) 50 feet.

2. Who dipped Archimedes in warm water and oil and then wrapped him from head to feet like an Indian papoose?
(a) His godmother.
(b) A slave.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

3. What did Archimedes invent that is still used to drain or irrigate fields, load grain, and run high-speed machines?
(a) Archimedean spiral.
(b) Claw of Archimedes.
(c) Archimedean screw.
(d) Block-and-tackle-pulley system.

4. What historian wrote an account of the battle between Rome and Syracuse?
(a) Plutarch.
(b) Livy.
(c) Sallust.
(d) Herodotus.

5. What was King Hiero's crown supposed to be made from?
(a) Gold.
(b) Copper.
(c) Silver.
(d) Tin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Marcellus feel when he watched his soldiers conquer Syracuse?

2. If two weights weigh the same, where will they balance?

3. How many sides did the polygons have that Archimedes used to determine the area of a circle?

4. How many years after Archimedes lived was the printing press invented?

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

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