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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Archimedes spent days staring at the King's crown, who came to take him somewhere?
(a) His slaves.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) The king's guard.

2. Whom did Archimedes enjoy arguing with regarding whether pure reason was better than practical knowledge?
(a) Apollonius.
(b) Erastosthenes.
(c) King Hiero.
(d) Conon.

3. Where was Archimedes taken when he had spent days staring at the King's crown and little else?
(a) The baths.
(b) To see the king.
(c) To a place to eat.
(d) To his parents' home.

4. During Archimedes' time, where did explorers say that savages called "gorillas" lived?
(a) West of the Mediterranean Sea.
(b) South of Egypt.
(c) In the Far East.
(d) East of the Mediterranean Sea.

5. Who believed that the earth was a flat rectangle with their country in the middle?
(a) Persians.
(b) Greeks.
(c) Babylonians.
(d) Egyptians.

6. Which branch of mathematics had the groundwork for its development laid by Archimedes?
(a) Geometry.
(b) Calculus.
(c) Algebra.
(d) Trigonometry.

7. When was Euclid born?
(a) About 400 B.C.
(b) About 330 B.C.
(c) About 425 B.C.
(d) About 375 B.C.

8. When was Archimedes born?
(a) 287 B.C.
(b) 274 B.C.
(c) 294 B.C.
(d) 315 B.C.

9. Which planet did the Greeks name after the king of the gods?
(a) Venus.
(b) Mars.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Mercury.

10. What branch of mathematics did Archimedes invent?
(a) Geometry.
(b) Calculus.
(c) Trigonometry.
(d) Algebra.

11. What hobgoblin would Archimedes' read about to scare him if he was bad?
(a) Tethys.
(b) Empersa.
(c) Eurynome.
(d) Rhea.

12. Near what country is Sicily located?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.

13. How many times in his life did Archimedes leave Sicily and travel?
(a) Never.
(b) Two times.
(c) Once.
(d) Three times.

14. Where would Archimedes sketch his diagrams when he was sitting by the fire in the evening?
(a) Ashes on the hearth.
(b) A piece of cloth.
(c) Papyrus.
(d) Clay tablets.

15. Who was Archimedes' predecessor in the field of mathematics?
(a) Democritus.
(b) Pythagorus.
(c) Euclid.
(d) Aristotle.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Museum open in Alexandria?

2. Who was Alexander the Great's tutor?

3. Which branch of mathematics deals with motion and change?

4. Who founded Alexandria?

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

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