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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bernoullis and the Harmonic Series.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following can not be solved using algebra?
(a) Triangulation.
(b) Quintic equation.
(c) Quadratic equation.
(d) Geometric equation.

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

4. What range of values did Archimedes determine for pi?
(a) Between 3 1/2 and 3 5/8.
(b) Between 3 and 3 1/2.
(c) Between 3 10/11 and 3 1/7.
(d) Between 3 and 4.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Newton go to school before he went to Cambridge?

3. Who acted as the gate keepers of knowledge?

4. Where was Neil's Abel from?

5. Which is a geometric concept that humans have been aware of since the dawn of agriculture?

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