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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The ancient Mayans used a numeral system that was based on what increment?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 3.

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

3. Aristotle referred to Zeno of Elea as the inventor of what?
(a) The dialectic.
(b) Geometry.
(c) Algebra.
(d) The Zeno theorem.

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

5. According to the author in Chapter 2, “Nothing Comes of Nothing,” the Pythagorean view tied numbers to what?
(a) Words.
(b) Chakras.
(c) Gods.
(d) Shapes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the fifth element that Aristotle proposed, in addition to earth, water, fire, and air?

2. Zero is the only number that when added to itself does what?

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

5. How is zero represented in Roman numerals?

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