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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 does "eureka" mean?
(a) Watch out.
(b) I have found it.
(c) Stop.
(d) Look.

2. For how many years did Archimedes' war machines defend the city of Syracuse?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

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

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

5. How many books were included in Euclid's "The Elements"?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 13.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which branch of mathematics had the groundwork for its development laid by Archimedes?

2. How long would it have taken Archimedes to sail from Syracuse to Alexandria?

3. Whom did Archimedes enjoy arguing with regarding whether pure reason was better than practical knowledge?

4. Which astronomer said that the sun was nine times greater than the moon?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why didn't Archimedes write about algebra?

3. How did a typical day start for Archimedes?

4. What might have been the first thing that thing that Archimedes saw when he entered the Alexandria harbor?

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

6. How did the Egyptians and Babylonians use astronomy?

7. What would happen when Archimedes was engrossed in a problem?

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

9. What made King Hiero suspect that his crown might not be solid gold?

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

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