Chapter 26. Quiz for Individuals in Society

26.1 Archimedes, Scientist and Inventor

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Chapter 5: The Greek Experience 3500–30 b.c.e.
Quiz for Individuals in Society: Archimedes, Scientist and Inventor

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Question 26.1

Correct. The answer is d. Plutarch reported that Archimedes used his compound pulley to move a three-masted merchant ship.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Plutarch reported that Archimedes used his compound pulley to move a three-masted merchant ship.
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Question 26.2

Correct. The answer is b. In his treatise On Floating Bodies, Archimedes founded the science of hydrostatics.
Incorrect. The answer is b. In his treatise On Floating Bodies, Archimedes founded the science of hydrostatics.
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Question 26.3

Correct. The answer is b. When the Romans attacked, Archimedes began to build remarkable devices, including weapons that threw stones to break up infantry attacks, to help Syracuse win the war.
Incorrect. The answer is b. When the Romans attacked, Archimedes began to build remarkable devices, including weapons that threw stones to break up infantry attacks, to help Syracuse win the war.
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Question 26.4

Correct. The answer is c. After Rome succeeded in defeating Syracuse, Archimedes was killed by a Roman soldier.
Incorrect. The answer is c. After Rome succeeded in defeating Syracuse, Archimedes was killed by a Roman soldier.
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Question 26.5

Correct. The answer is a. Since reusing parchment was a common practice in the Middle Ages, the original text can sometimes be reconstructed, and scientists were slowly able to decipher texts by Archimedes that were underneath, including one that had been completely lost.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Since reusing parchment was a common practice in the Middle Ages, the original text can sometimes be reconstructed, and scientists were slowly able to decipher texts by Archimedes that were underneath, including one that had been completely lost.
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