Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Charles Seife
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Charles Seife
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aristotle referred to Zeno of Elea as the inventor of what?
(a) The Zeno theorem.
(b) Algebra.
(c) The dialectic.
(d) Geometry.

2. Approximately when did Aristotle live?
(a) 520-459 BC.
(b) 601-548 BC.
(c) 214-181 BC.
(d) 384-322 BC.

3. The author notes in Chapter 2, “Nothing Comes of Nothing” that the West resisted the concept of zero for how many years?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 3,000.

4. What region in the Middle East is widely considered to be the cradle of civilization?
(a) The Twin Towers.
(b) The Mayan Region.
(c) The Nile Region.
(d) The Fertile Crescent.

5. What name refers to sutra texts belonging to the Śrauta ritual and containing geometry related to fire-altar construction?
(a) Yogi Sutras.
(b) The Kartikeya.
(c) Shulba Sutras.
(d) Shavi Sutras.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1996 and 1997, the USS Yorktown was equipped with a network of how many dual 200 MHz Pentium Pro-based computers running Windows NT 4.0?

2. According to the author in Chapter 2, “Nothing Comes of Nothing,” the Pythagorean view tied numbers to what?

3. According to the author in Chapter 2, “Nothing Comes of Nothing,” the ratio of zero to any number is what?

4. The author states in Chapter 3, “Nothing Ventured” that the Indians borrowed Greek geometry but never worried about what?

5. The author states in Chapter 3, “Nothing Ventured” that India adopted a Babylonian style number system around what century?

(see the answer key)

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