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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Any number multiplied by zero equals what?
(a) 15.
(b) 1.
(c) 0.
(d) -100.

4. What branch of mathematics are the ancient Egyptians credited with creating in order to successfully build objects to block the flooding of the Nile River each year?
(a) Geometry.
(b) Quantum mechanics.
(c) Algebra.
(d) Projective physics.

5. 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) A subtraction by zero error.
(b) A divide by zero error.
(c) An addition by zero error.
(d) A multiply by zero error.

Short Answer Questions

1. What symbol in the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 70?

2. Aristotle referred to Zeno of Elea as the inventor of what?

3. According to the author in Chapter 2, “Nothing Comes of Nothing,” the ratio of zero to any number is what?

4. 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?

5. The ancient Babylonians are credited with the creation of what calculation tool?

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