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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In September of 1997, a crewmember entered a zero into the database field on the computers of the USS Yorktown, leading to what type of error?
(a) An addition by zero error.
(b) A multiply by zero error.
(c) A divide by zero error.
(d) A subtraction by zero error.

2. The House of Wisdom was based in Baghdad during what centuries?
(a) The 2nd to 6th centuries.
(b) The 5th to 7th centuries.
(c) The 12th to 17th centuries.
(d) The 9th to 13th centuries.

3. The system that equipped the USS Yorktown in 1996 and 1997 was predicted to save $2.8 million per year by reducing the ship’s complement by what percentage?
(a) 30%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 5%.
(d) 10%.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately when did Aristotle live?

2. In 1996 and 1997, the USS Yorktown was equipped with a network of how many dual 200 MHz Pentium Pro-based computers running Windows NT 4.0?

3. The author states in Chapter 2, “Nothing Comes of Nothing” that the concepts of infinity and the void frightened the ancient Greeks. They feared the infinite because it threatened the possibility of what?

4. What god within Hinduism represents both creator and destroyer?

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

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