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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an algorithm?
(a) A complex calculation.
(b) A set of instructions for arriving at a certain result.
(c) An algebraic formula.
(d) A mathematical theory.

2. The elements of DNA come in predictable proportions of what shape?
(a) Infinity symbol.
(b) Double helix.
(c) Figure eight.
(d) Double spiral.

3. What did the written language provide that helped to progress the intellect of mankind?
(a) Books.
(b) Permanence.
(c) Education.
(d) Records.

4. What culture grouped characters in categories such as tools, weapons, plants, animals, and buildings?
(a) The Inca Culture.
(b) The Egyptians.
(c) The Italians.
(d) The Chinese.

5. What was the small device intended to replace bulky vacuum tubes perfected by Bell Laboratories called?
(a) The relay.
(b) The transistor.
(c) The grid.
(d) The circuit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the belief in God an enduring one?

2. What was used in the earliest known method of writing language?

3. What development was the last stage of writing?

4. There was no "looking up" of information prior to what invention?

5. Erwin Schrodinger used the concept of entropy to describe what group?

(see the answer key)

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