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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which type of mathematics do architects needs to plan buildings?
(a) Geometry.
(b) Trigonometry.
(c) Applied Mathematics.
(d) Calculus.

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

4. What is heavier than wood?
(a) Iron.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Copper.
(d) Silver.

5. How much money would a laborer earn in Archimedes' day?
(a) 12 cents.
(b) 2 cents.
(c) 6 to 10 cents.
(d) 3 to 5 cents.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Archimedes spent days staring at the King's crown, who came to take him somewhere?

2. Which planet did the Greeks name after the king of the gods?

3. What was the mathematical subject that Archimedes did not write about?

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

5. Who was the French scientist who later added to the laws of nature that govern liquids at rest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was it important that Archimedes discovered how to find volume?

2. How did the Egyptians and Babylonians use astronomy?

3. What did the Egyptians believe about the earth and stars?

4. Who was Euclid?

5. What few ideas did Archimedes have that someone had already discovered about the distance between two points?

6. What is a hydrometer and how does it work?

7. What are some examples of how force creates work?

8. Who was Eratosthenes?

9. What was the most important thing that Archimedes gave to the world?

10. What was known about the lands to the north, south, east, and west of Sicily?

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