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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what written work did Aristotle describe Zeno of Elea’s paradox of motion?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Physics.
(d) Theatre.

2. 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 multiply by zero error.
(c) An addition by zero error.
(d) A divide by zero error.

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

4. The author states in Chapter 3, “Nothing Ventured” that the Indians borrowed Greek geometry but never worried about what?
(a) Symbols for numerals.
(b) The Pythagorean Theorem.
(c) Recording or calculating area.
(d) The diagonal of the square.

5. Where does the author say early medieval Jews took up residence and discovered that Aristotle’s aversion to zero contradicted Jewish theology in Chapter 3, “Nothing Ventured”?
(a) Rome.
(b) Ancient Egypt.
(c) South America.
(d) Muslim Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ancient Mayans used a numeral system that was based on what increment?

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

3. The author states in Chapter 3, “Nothing Ventured” that India adopted a Babylonian style number system around what century?

4. How is zero represented in Roman numerals?

5. What word did the Indians use for zero during Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Khwarizmi’s time?

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