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

Charles Seife
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 2, “Nothing Comes of Nothing,” the ratio of zero to any number is what?
(a) 3.
(b) ∞.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

2. The author states in Chapter 2, “Nothing Comes of Nothing” that the concepts of infinity and the void frightened the ancient Greeks. They feared the infinite because it threatened the possibility of what?
(a) Time.
(b) Motion.
(c) God.
(d) The Devil.

3. The system that equipped the USS Yorktown in 1996 and 1997 was predicted to save $2.8 million per year by reducing the ship’s complement by what percentage?
(a) 30%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 5%.

4. What branch of mathematics are the ancient Egyptians credited with creating in order to successfully build objects to block the flooding of the Nile River each year?
(a) Quantum mechanics.
(b) Algebra.
(c) Geometry.
(d) Projective physics.

5. In what written work did Aristotle describe Zeno of Elea’s paradox of motion?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Physics.
(c) Theatre.
(d) Poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the mean obtained by taking the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of a set of nonzero numbers?

2. The ancient Babylonians had a number system based on what increment?

3. The reason for the reform of the Gregorian calendar was to solidify what Christian holiday to a particular time of year?

4. Approximately when was Zeno of Elea born?

5. How many minutes made up an hour in the ancient Greek system?

(see the answer key)

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