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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. What was Euclid's definition of a prime number?
(a) Numbers which are divisible by 2.
(b) Numbers which do not, and can not, contain a perfect number.
(c) Numbers which contain an infinite number of composite numbers.
(d) Numbers which can only be divided by themselves and 1.

2. After working on pi, what did Archimedes continue with in his study of mathematics?
(a) He studied the relationship of sine to cosine.
(b) He studied the relationship between ratios in triangles.
(c) He studied the volume and surface area of spheres, cones, and cylinders.
(d) He studied the volume to surface area ratios of cubes.

3. Where did Newton go to school before he went to Cambridge?
(a) Cambridge Prep.
(b) The King's School.
(c) Charles II Grammar School.
(d) Oxford Grammar School.

4. Who encourages Newton during his studies at Cambridge?
(a) Henry Stokes.
(b) John Napier.
(c) Henry Briggs.
(d) Isaac Barrow.

5. Which of the following becomes an important definition in mathematics that was first presented in Elements?
(a) 180 degree angle.
(b) Parallel line.
(c) Intersection.
(d) Circle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gauss set out to prove?

2. What else, besides a solution to cubic equations, was in Cardano's book?

3. How did Archimedes arrive at a number value for pi?

4. What provided most of the content in the book Elements?

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

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