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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Sampler of Euler's Number Theory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Euler born?
(a) Finland.
(b) Germany.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Switzerland.

2. Where was Neil's Abel from?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Norway.
(c) Great Britian,
(d) Finland.

3. Who was del Ferro's student?
(a) Gerolamo Cardano.
(b) Luca Pacioli.
(c) Niccolo Fontana.
(d) Antonio Fior.

4. Which of the following was NOT one of Gauss' discoveries?
(a) "Non-euclidean" geometry.
(b) That angles in a triangles can not add up to more than 180 degrees.
(c) That there is no apparent contraction to the assumption that the sum of angles in a triangle can have fewer than 180 degrees.
(d) That under Euclid's definition parallel lines can intersect.

5. What provided most of the content in the book Elements?
(a) Propositions.
(b) Hypotheses.
(c) Postulates.
(d) Notions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first of ancient philosophers to consider why geometric properties existed?

2. Which phrase best describes Newton as a student at Cambridge?

3. What did Gauss construct?

4. Which mathematician was first to take the challenge to solve cubic equations?

5. What do we know in modern times about Heron?

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