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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter ∞.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term in geometry refers to a straight line that just touches a plane curve at a given point?
(a) A divergent.
(b) A tangent.
(c) A hyperbole.
(d) A gravitational pull.

2. The ancient Egyptians are credited with creating what numerical system?
(a) The symbolic system.
(b) The geometrical system.
(c) The solar system.
(d) The decimal system.

3. Bosonic string theory was developed in what decade?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1890s.
(c) 1960s.
(d) 1980s.

4. When was Bernhard Riemann born?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1629.
(c) 1779.
(d) 1826.

5. What refers to the mean obtained by taking the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of a set of nonzero numbers?
(a) Power mean.
(b) Frechet mean.
(c) Mean of function.
(d) Harmonic mean.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 8, “Zero Hour at Ground Zero,” the universe may collapse under its own gravity or what?

2. In what written work did Aristotle describe Zeno of Elea’s paradox of motion?

3. The ancient Babylonians are credited with the creation of what calculation tool?

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

5. What term refers to space that is empty of matter?

(see the answer key)

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