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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) 27.
(b) 10.
(c) 35.
(d) 14.

2. Pythagoreanism was a cult that greatly influenced what philosophical system?
(a) Athenism.
(b) Platonism.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Hinduism.

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

4. What symbol in the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 70?
(a) Omega.
(b) Upsilon.
(c) Xi.
(d) Omicron.

5. What 12 Century rabbi sought to reconcile Greek philosophy with the Semitic Bible?
(a) Maimonides.
(b) Nahmanides.
(c) Robert Wexler.
(d) Shlomo ben Aderet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Negative numbers first appeared where historically, according to the author in Chapter 3, “Nothing Ventured”?

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

3. The ancient Egyptians are credited with creating what numerical system?

4. What term refers to the religious or philosophical concept that the soul is reborn after biological death?

5. The author states in Chapter 3, “Nothing Ventured” that for the Indians, numerals without geometric significance gave birth to what field of mathematics?

(see the answer key)

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