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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. Which was true of Euclid's number theory?
(a) It has an impact on modern math.
(b) It has been proven too basic to be useful.
(c) It was proven to the true by Hippocrates.
(d) It was incorrect, as proved by Plato.

2. What sum did Euler find for the series?
(a) The sum was infinite.
(b) π²/6
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

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

5. Which of the following was true about Cardano, according to Dunham?
(a) He had three wives.
(b) He was not a mathematician.
(c) He was a priest.
(d) He was jailed for heresy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Exactly what limit is reached at a quartic equation?

2. Who wrote a treatise that supposed that cubic equations may be impossible to solve?

3. Which of the following can not be solved using algebra?

4. Why did Cardano take an oath to secrecy?

5. Who asked Tartaglia for his solution to cubic equations?

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