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1
What did Archimedes die by?
Suicide
Assassination
Poisoning
Murder
2
Archimedes was killed by a German soldier.
True
False
3
Archimedes didn't invent the simple machine called the lever.
False
True
4
He wrote more than 20 books
True
False
5
Which is NOT an example of one of his contributions?
Hot air ballon
Buoyancy
Submarine
Airplane
6
What is he most famous for?
The surface and area of a sphere and its circumscribing cylinder.
The surface and volume of a sphere and its circumscribing cube.
The surface and volume of a sphere and its circumscribing cylinder.
The area and volume of a sphere and its circumscribing cylinder.
7
Is this one of his famous quotes? "Give me a place to stand, and a lever long enough, and I will move the world."
False
True
8
He is generally considered as the mathematician of:
Mystery
Constellations
Galaxies
Antiquity
9
When did Archimedes discover buoyancy?
While taking a walk
While swimming in a pond
While taking a shower
While taking a bath
10
What was his greatest invention?
His Architonnerre
A hammer
His Claw
His screw
11
He invented calculus
False
True
12
Who understood his work first?
Pythagoras
Hipparchus
Aristotle
Sir Issac Newton
13
A crater of the moon is named after him.
True
False
14
Archimedes had his formal education in:
Paris, France
Alexandria, Egypt
Syracuse, Greece
London, England
15
Fishes are examples of the Archimedes Principle.
True
False
16
What was his last words?
Tell my family I love them
Do not disturb my circles
Remember my work
Goodbye
17
Where and when was Archimedes born?
286 BC in Syracuse, Sicily
287 AD in Syracuse, Sicily
288 BC in Syracuse, Sicily
287 BC in Syracuse, Sicily
18
Archimedes was working for the state creating a variety of mechanical devices to fight off a Roman invasion.
False
True
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Who influenced Archimedes?
Fibonacci
Isaac Newton
Pythagoras
René Descartes
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When did Archimedes die?
211 BC
212 AD
212 BC
211 AD
