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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The ancient Egyptians used math to create what type of calendar?
(a) A lunar calendar.
(b) A plexus calendar.
(c) A geocentric calendar.
(d) A solar calendar.

2. The Gregorian calendar replaced what calendar system in 1582?
(a) The Aristotelian Calendar.
(b) The Hipparchus’ Calendar.
(c) The Julian Calendar.
(d) The Berber Calendar.

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

4. What was the Pythagorean cult’s most sacred symbol because it contained the golden ratio?
(a) The diamond.
(b) The pentagram.
(c) The hexagram.
(d) The sphere.

5. In what written work did Aristotle describe Zeno of Elea’s paradox of motion?
(a) Physics.
(b) Theatre.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Mathematics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the author claim the Greeks learned about astronomy from in Chapter 2, “Nothing Comes of Nothing”?

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

3. Pythagoreanism was a cult that greatly influenced what philosophical system?

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

5. Approximately when did Aristotle live?

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