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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. Who was the author of the book Elements?
(a) Hippocrates.
(b) Euclid.
(c) Lindemann.
(d) Einstein.

2. Who asked Tartaglia for his solution to cubic equations?
(a) Cardano.
(b) Fior,
(c) Fontana.
(d) Pacioli.

3. In what time period did mathematicians find a solution to cubic equations?
(a) Fifteen century.
(b) Thirteenth century.
(c) Seventeeth century.
(d) Twentieth century.

4. Which city was the center of thinking and learning in Third century BC?
(a) Olympia.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Rome.
(d) Athens.

5. Which phrase best describes Newton as a student at Cambridge?
(a) Unnoticed, but remarkable.
(b) Tolerant, mildly interested in science.
(c) A highly praised genius.
(d) Quiet recluse of no intelligence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Ferdinand Lindeman prove in 1882?

3. What did Apollonius work with in mathematics?

4. Who was Neil's Abel?

5. According to Euclid, when is a triangle a right triangle?

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