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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cantor and the Transfinite Realm.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was del Ferro's student?
(a) Gerolamo Cardano.
(b) Luca Pacioli.
(c) Antonio Fior.
(d) Niccolo Fontana.

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

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

4. What shape was NOT demonstrated in the Elements as having a relationship to other shapes?
(a) Triangle.
(b) Hexagon.
(c) Pentagon.
(d) Hyperbola.

5. What didn't Euler attempt?
(a) A series starting with the number 1.
(b) A series of sequencially smaller terms.
(c) A series where exponents are even.
(d) A series where exponents are odd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the proofs in Elements based on?

2. What was the bases of Hippocrates's proof ?

3. What series was Euler most famous for?

4. What did Hippocrates do that advanced mathematical methods?

5. That properties of specific shapes were early Egyptians aware of?

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