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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does heat travel?
(a) Heat can travel from a cold thing to a hot thing.
(b) Heat can travel from a hot thing to a cold thing.
(c) Heat can travel from a hot thing to a warm thing.
(d) Heat can travel from a hot thing to a hotter thing.

2. In what manner was "A Table Alphabeticall" arranged?
(a) Alphabetically.
(b) By frequency of use.
(c) By popularity.
(d) By importance.

3. What were the benefits of the early logarithm tables?
(a) Cut down on errors and allowed for quicker calculations.
(b) Provided solutions.
(c) Eliminated calculations.
(d) Made work easier.

4. How was the machine created by Charles Babbage received?
(a) It failed to receive governmental backing.
(b) It was very well received in the mathematics community.
(c) It was very well received in academia.
(d) It received government backing but was not considered practical.

5. What is a bit?
(a) A micron of information.
(b) The average size of piece of information.
(c) The size of a datum.
(d) The smallest amount of useful information.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game did Shannon plan to teach his computer to play?

2. What did Shannon bring to one of his meetings?

3. What uses one symbol to represent one "minimal sound"?

4. Why did Lovelace publish her mathematical arguments anonymously?

5. Who wrote the work known as the Principia Mathematica?

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