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Mini-Quiz: Archimedes: Early Years and Mathematics

by Ron Kurtus (updated 19 January 2022)

Take this Mini-Quiz to check your understanding of the lesson material.

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1. How useful was the Archimedes screw invention?

It proved to be a novelty for young children

It was useful in creating drinking water

It was an effective way to move water to a different level

2. What personality traits did Archimedes seem to have?

Ability to hire others to do the work for him

Curiosity and ability to concentrate on a problem

Willingness to argue about the most trivial matters

3. Why is the number pi valuable?

Knowing pi and the diameter of a circle, you can determine its circumference

A circle can be divided in pi sections, similar to cutting a pie

Pi allows you to find the area of a square

If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion in Learning from Biographies. If you had problems, look over the material again.

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Biography topics

• Learning from Biographies

Archimedes

• Early Years and Mathematics
• Science and Later Years

Winston Churchill

• Early and Journalist Years (Birth - Age 29)
• Statesman Years (Ages 30 - 59)
• Glory Years (Ages 60 - 69)
• Final Years (Ages 70 - 90)
• Resources on Churchill

Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)

• Birth to Age 29
• Ages 30 to 39
• Ages 40 to 59
• Age 60 to Death at 74
• Resources on Mark Twain

Benjamin Franklin

• Publishing Years - to Age 40
• Science Years - Ages 40 to 50
• Statesman Years - after Age 50
• Resources on Franklin

Thomas Edison

• Birth to Age 40
• Years after Age 40
• Lessons Learned from Edison
• Resources on Edison

Lee Harvey Oswald

• Childhood
• Adventure Years
• Assassination

Nikola Tesla

• Birth to Age 40
• Age 40 to Death at 87
• Resources on Tesla

Miscellaneous people

• Aristotle
• Demosthenes
• King Gillette
• Alfred Nobel
• George Westinghouse

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• Biographies Survey Results
• Succeed in History
• Tricks for Good Grades

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