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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term refers to a physical constant that is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics?
(a) The Pythagorean theorem.
(b) The Golden Ratio.
(c) M-Theory.
(d) The Planck constant.

2. When was Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica first published?
(a) 1568.
(b) 1666.
(c) 1687.
(d) 1632.

3. Lord Kelvin is well known for determining the correct value of absolute zero. Absolute zero is approximately what temperature Celsius?
(a) -273.15 degrees.
(b) -32 degrees.
(c) -59 degrees.
(d) -125.32 degrees.

4. The author states in Chapter 3, “Nothing Ventured” that for the Indians, numerals without geometric significance gave birth to what field of mathematics?
(a) Quantum mechanics.
(b) Algebra.
(c) Physics.
(d) Geometry.

5. Where was Lord Kelvin born?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Paris, France.
(c) Belfast, Northern Ireland.
(d) London, England.

Short Answer Questions

1. In quantum mechanics, the concept of de Broglie waves reflects what?

2. What refers to the branch of mathematics concerned with finding tangent lines to curves, areas under curves, minima and maxima, and other geometric and analytic problems?

3. The Rayleigh–Jeans law revealed an important error in physics theory of its time. The law predicted an energy output that diverges towards infinity as wavelength approaches what?

4. Who founded the House of Wisdom that was established in Abbasid-era Baghdad, Iraq?

5. Where was Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz from?

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