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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Gem from Isaac Newton.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Numbers whose divisor add up to itself, was considered which type of number according to Euclid?
(a) Nominal number.
(b) Composite number.
(c) Even number.
(d) Perfect number.

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

3. Which word best describes Newton's childhood?
(a) Simple.
(b) Troubled.
(c) Cold.
(d) Hard.

4. "Straight lines in the same plane that will never meet if extended forever" is a definition of what?
(a) 180 degree angle.
(b) Intersection.
(c) Circle.
(d) Parallel lines.

5. Which of the following was NOT true about Archimedes, according to Dunham?
(a) He died as a soldier.
(b) He died during the fall of Syracuse.
(c) Archimedes died because he refused to follow orders until he completed a math problem.
(d) His death was described as being by the hands of a Roman invader.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Archimedes as discussed by Dunham?

2. What did Dunham consider as Archimedes's "masterpiece"?

3. Who was Neil's Abel?

4. Which of the following was NOT one of the basic definitions in Elements?

5. Which of the following were an example of twin primes?

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