6th Grade 8.4 Quiz

The Greek scientist who stated that the sun is the center of the solar system and that the Earth revolves around it was

• Epicurus

• Euclid

• Hypatia

• Aristarchus

What was the model city of all cities ruled under Hellenistic kings?

• Alexandria

• Athens

• Zeno

• Rhodes

Happiness is the freedom from fear and pain.

• Eratosthenes

• Stoicism

• Plane geometry

• Epicureanism

• Circumference

Mathematics that deals with points, lines, and angles

• Epicureanism

• Plane geometry

• Circumference

• Stoicism

• Eratosthenes

The astronomer who concluded that Earth is round

• Circumference

• Stoicism

• Epicureanism

• Eratosthenes

• Plane geometry

Who is known as “the father of medicine”?

• Hippocrates

• Aristarchus

• Euclid

• Hypatia

What made Alexandria so famous?

• Vast library

• Famous theaters

• Exciting architecture

• Grand art museums

The distance around the Earth

• Eratosthenes

• Epicureanism

• Stoicism

• Plane geometry

• Circumference

Happiness comes from doing your duty and following reason, not emotion.

• Plane geometry

• Circumference

• Eratosthenes

• Stoicism

• Epicureanism