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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Zero is the only number that when added to itself does what?
(a) Turns into an imaginary number.
(b) Remains unchanged.
(c) Increases.
(d) Decreases.

2. The author states in Chapter 3, “Nothing Ventured” that India adopted a Babylonian style number system around what century?
(a) 5th Century.
(b) 2nd Century.
(c) 1st Century.
(d) 6th Century.

3. The USS Yorktown was located off the coast of what location when the computer systems malfunctioned in September of 1997?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Cape Charles, Virginia.
(c) Del Norte, California.
(d) Havana, Cuba.

4. Whom does the author claim the Greeks learned about astronomy from in Chapter 2, “Nothing Comes of Nothing”?
(a) The Romans.
(b) The Mayans.
(c) The Babylonians.
(d) The Egyptians.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Aristotle was a student of what Classical Greek philosopher?

2. In what written work did Aristotle describe Zeno of Elea’s paradox of motion?

3. According to the author in Chapter 2, “Nothing Comes of Nothing,” the Pythagorean view tied numbers to what?

4. The author states in Chapter 3, “Nothing Ventured” that for the Indians, numerals without geometric significance gave birth to what field of mathematics?

5. The Gregorian calendar replaced what calendar system in 1582?

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