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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Extraordinary Sums of Leonhard Euler.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what time period did mathematicians find a solution to cubic equations?
(a) Seventeeth century.
(b) Twentieth century.
(c) Thirteenth century.
(d) Fifteen century.

2. Which of the following is an example of a perfect number?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.

3. Which of the following best describes Cardano's character?
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Religious.
(c) Eccentric.
(d) Flirtacious.

4. Who wrote a treatise that supposed that cubic equations may be impossible to solve?
(a) Luca Pacioli.
(b) Gerolamo Cardano.
(c) Scipione del Ferro.
(d) Niccolo Fontana.

5. What did Plato use his inspiration from Euclid for?
(a) To classify geometric shapes by their complexity.
(b) To create a new theorem of algebra.
(c) To construct his theory on the shape of the Universe.
(d) To prove Euclid's number theory was incorrect.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Euler born?

2. What is the sum of the series 1 + 1/2³ + 1/3³ + 1/4³ ... 1/k³ . . .?

3. Which of the following was one of Euclid's great theorems?

4. Who was Neil's Abel?

5. What was Euclid's definition of a prime number?

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