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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the fifth element that Aristotle proposed, in addition to earth, water, fire, and air?
(a) Volume.
(b) Sanctities.
(c) Aether.
(d) Metal.

2. Aristotle was a student of what Classical Greek philosopher?
(a) Pythagoras.
(b) Archimedes.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Plato.

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

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

5. What word did the Indians use for zero during Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Khwarizmi’s time?
(a) Sunya.
(b) Nil.
(c) Siro.
(d) Zeno.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Approximately when did Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Khwarizmi live?

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

4. 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?

5. Any number multiplied by zero equals what?

(see the answer key)

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