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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much would a skilled craftsman earn in Archimedes' day?

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

3. What great Greek teacher who lived more than one hundred years before Archimedes believed it was important to learn geometry?

4. What type of mathematics must engineers use to build bridges?

5. How old was Archimedes when he received his name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Archimedes and King Hiero enjoy arguing about?

2. Who was Eratosthenes?

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

4. What heavy object did King Hiero challenge Archimedes to move?

5. How did Archimedes write?

6. Why was Archimedes an unusual man?

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

8. What did Archimedes write about mathematics?

9. What is geometry?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

War came to Syracuse as King Hiero had feared. Discuss how Syracuse defended their city.

Essay Topic 2

King Hiero wanted Archimedes to determine if his new crown was solid gold. Discuss how Archimedes solved the crown problem using what is called today the Scientific Method.

Essay Topic 3

Archimedes thought about and experimented with equilibrium and centers of gravity. Discuss centers of gravity and what Archimedes learned about the subject.

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