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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. What would Archimedes' nurse read to him if he was good?
(a) Aesop's Fables.
(b) Stories about giants.
(c) Tales of the Gods.
(d) Stories about wars.

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

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

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

5. For how many planets was Archimedes able to estimate the distance from earth?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What laws did Archimedes discover that led to machines that could move heavy loads or increase speeds, or change directions?

2. What metal did the King suspect had been substituted in the crown?

3. When was the city of Alexandria founded?

4. What constellations did Archimedes' teacher of mathematics discover?

5. What branch of mathematics did Archimedes invent?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Aristotle believe that the earth was curved and shaped like a sphere?

2. How did the Egyptians and Babylonians use astronomy?

3. What is a machine, and how does it work?

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

5. What important discoveries did Archimedes make about solids?

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

7. How did Archimedes write?

8. Why would a slave be put in charge of Archimedes when he started school?

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

10. Why was Archimedes an unusual man?

(see the answer keys)

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