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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 did Hippocrates come from?
(a) Constinople.
(b) Athens.
(c) Chios.
(d) Rome.

2. Which name does NOT belong?
(a) Blaise Pascal.
(b) John Napier.
(c) Francois Viete
(d) Renee Descartes.

3. What did Heron's advances put into historical perspective for Dunham?
(a) A change in learning foundations in the ancient scholarly universities.
(b) A shift in learning across continents.
(c) A change in political theory across the globe.
(d) A shift in information flow that ignored socioeconomic order.

4. What was described as true about the series 1 + 1/2 + 1/6 + 1/10 + 1/15 + 1/21?
(a) It's a divergent series with a sum of 2.
(b) It's a convergent series of triangular numbers.
(c) It's a divergent series squared numbers.
(d) It's a convergent series of cubic numbers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After working on pi, what did Archimedes continue with in his study of mathematics?

2. Where was Archimedes born?

3. What did Gauss do with his best work?

4. What was similar about both Euler and Gauss as children?

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

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