Quiz for Document Project 5: Technological Warfare

  1. Question

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    Correct: The answer is a. As Plutarch described the development of mechanics, the contempt of men like Plato for material things led to the separation of mechanics from geometry and its inclusion among the military arts.
    Incorrect: The answer is a. As Plutarch described the development of mechanics, the contempt of men like Plato for material things led to the separation of mechanics from geometry and its inclusion among the military arts.
    According to Plutarch, mechanics was part of what larger field (see Document 5.1)?

  2. Question

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    Correct: The answer is a. According to Polybius, at Syracuse the Romans learned the lesson that “in certain circumstances, the genius of one man is more effective than any numbers whatever.”
    Incorrect: The answer is a. According to Polybius, at Syracuse the Romans learned the lesson that “in certain circumstances, the genius of one man is more effective than any numbers whatever.”
    In Polybius’s account (see Document 5.2), what conclusion did the Romans draw from their initial efforts to take Syracuse?

  3. Question

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    Correct: The answer is c. According to Dio, Archimedes constructed a series of mirrors capable of reducing a warship to ashes at a great distance.
    Incorrect: The answer is c. According to Dio, Archimedes constructed a series of mirrors capable of reducing a warship to ashes at a great distance.
    Which of the following powers did Dio attribute to Archimedes’s inventions (see Document 5.3)?

  4. Question

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    Correct: The answer is d. Marcellus’s remorse at the death of the great thinker was meant to reflect well on the Roman commander, suggesting that he was not motivated by greed or anger, but rather by a desire to carry out his responsibilities to the Roman people.
    Incorrect: The answer is d. Marcellus’s remorse at the death of the great thinker was meant to reflect well on the Roman commander, suggesting that he was not motivated by greed or anger, but rather by a desire to carry out his responsibilities to the Roman people.
    According to Plutarch, how did Marcellus view the killing of Archimedes (see Document 5.4)?