Engineering, Part 1

For over two centuries, archaeologists have been baffled by a strange discovery in Northern Europe: over a hundred hollow, ____________-sided objects made of cast metal. These objects, about the size of baseballs, have large holes on each of their faces and studs at every corner. 

• 8

• 10

• 12

• 15

They are now known as ______________.

• donhecadondrons

• dehecahdodrons

• dohecaderons

• dodecahedrons

No _______________ of the objects have ever been found, leaving their function a complete enigma.

• written record

• video evidence

• oral record

• material evidence

Archaeologists have discovered over __________ mysterious, hollow, twelve-sided objects.

• One dozen

• 20

• 50

• 100

Archaeologists have found them all across Europe, dating back to the ______________.

• days of the caveman

• Roman empire

• 12th century

• last Tuesday of 1901

What is the main reason why archaeologists believe the Roman dodecahedrons were used in magical rituals?

• They were found in burial sites

• They were found in the northwestern regions of the Roman Empire

• They were made of cast metal

• They have large holes on each of their faces

What is the most recent theory about the purpose of the Roman dodecahedrons?

• They were used as weapons

• They were used to determine planting times

• They were used as knitting patterns for Roman gloves

• They were used to measure distance

The engineering design process is a ___________________ method used to find solutions to technological problems.

• social connection

• construction

• problem-solving

• 42-step

The process involves _________ steps.

• four

• five

• six

• seven

The steps include defining the problem, researching solutions, imagining potential solutions, settling on an idea and creating a plan, constructing a prototype, testing the prototype, and ______________ the design.

• testing

• improving

• designing

• marketing