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

2. Which of the following was NOT one of the basic definitions in Elements?
(a) Right angles.
(b) Straight Line.
(c) Line.
(d) Parabola.

3. Who eventually solved the sum of the successive squared denominator series?
(a) Jakob Bernoulli.
(b) Leonhard Euler.
(c) John Napier.
(d) Johann Bernoulli.

4. Which was true of Euclid's number theory?
(a) It was incorrect, as proved by Plato.
(b) It was proven to the true by Hippocrates.
(c) It has an impact on modern math.
(d) It has been proven too basic to be useful.

5. Which shapes as described by Euclid, inspired the Greek philosopher Plato?
(a) Spheres and cones.
(b) Triangles.
(c) Manifolds.
(d) Regular polyhedrons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Euclid's definition of a prime number?

2. Which of the following was NOT a field in which Isaac Newton made enormous advances?

3. Which city was the center of thinking and learning in Third century BC?

4. What did Hippocrates do that advanced mathematical methods?

5. What was Hippocrates's great advance to mathematics?

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