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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. Who were Johann and Jakob Bernoulli?
(a) Cousins and students with Leibniz in Paris.
(b) Cousins and students with Newton at Cambridge.
(c) Twin brothers and students of Newton.
(d) Brothers and students of Leibniz.

2. What was Eratosthanes most famous for?
(a) He developed a simple way to find prime numbers and for determining the circumference of the Earth.
(b) He showed that there are no even prime numbers.
(c) He developed a way to navigate using logitude and latitude.
(d) He showed that the Earth must be a sphere.

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

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

5. In his later life, what position did Isaac Newton hold?
(a) Angelican father.
(b) Professor of philosophy in Paris.
(c) Warden of the Mint.
(d) Principle science advisor to Charles II.

Short Answer Questions

1. As described by Archimedes, what is always true about he diameter of the circle?

2. Who's method did Tartaglia's challenger use in the contest to solve cubic equations?

3. Who was Heron?

4. "Straight lines in the same plane that will never meet if extended forever" is a definition of what?

5. Where was the modern number system developed?

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