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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bishop Berkeley was a philosopher whose primary achievement was the advancement of a theory he called what?
(a) “The Golden Ratio.”
(b) “String theory.”
(c) "Immaterialism."
(d) “Calculus.”

2. The ancient Babylonians are credited with the creation of what calculation tool?
(a) The abacus.
(b) The computer.
(c) The stick-stone.
(d) The calculator.

3. According to the author in Chapter 2, “Nothing Comes of Nothing,” the ratio of zero to any number is what?
(a) ∞.
(b) 1.
(c) 0.
(d) 3.

4. Approximately when was Zeno of Elea born?
(a) 490 BC.
(b) 230 BC.
(c) 459 BC.
(d) 560 BC.

5. What does the author refer to as “zero’s twin” in the book?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Infinity.
(c) Seven.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. What region in the Middle East is widely considered to be the cradle of civilization?

2. What name refers to sutra texts belonging to the Śrauta ritual and containing geometry related to fire-altar construction?

3. What refers to a system of tribunals developed by the Holy See of the Roman Catholic Church during the second half of the 16th Century?

4. What term refers to the religious or philosophical concept that the soul is reborn after biological death?

5. The author notes in Chapter 2, “Nothing Comes of Nothing” that the West resisted the concept of zero for how many years?

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