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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. Who succeeded Hiero when he died?

2. How much larger did Archimedes believe that the Greek universe (our solar system) was larger than the earth?

3. When did Hiero die?

4. For which type of science were Archimedes' demonstrations of centers of gravity the foundation?

5. What sound did the author mention that could be made in a cave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What agreement did the Romans and Carthaginians make to divide the Mediterranean between themselves?

2. Before Archimedes, how did people find the area of a circle?

3. What calculations did Archimedes use to show how numbers were infinite?

4. How do mathematicians figure the area of a circle?

5. Why is Archimedes' "Method" so important to all mathematicians who followed him?

6. What did Marcellus do while he held Syracuse in siege?

7. Why isn't the center of gravity always at the center of an object?

8. Describe Carthage.

9. What practical joke did Archimedes play on his friends in Alexandria?

10. Where is the earth's center of gravity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast life in Archimedes' time to life today.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how and why Archimedes created the Archimedean screw.

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