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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The ancient Egyptians used math to create what type of calendar?
(a) A solar calendar.
(b) A geocentric calendar.
(c) A plexus calendar.
(d) A lunar calendar.

2. The system that equipped the USS Yorktown in 1996 and 1997 was predicted to save $2.8 million per year by reducing the ship’s complement by what percentage?
(a) 5%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 20%.

3. When did Nicholas of Cusa live?
(a) 1305-1339.
(b) 1501-1559.
(c) 1401-1464.
(d) 1623-1698.

4. What word did the Arabs use for zero during Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Khwarizmi’s time?
(a) Zephyr.
(b) Sifr.
(c) Siro.
(d) Zeno.

5. What region in the Middle East is widely considered to be the cradle of civilization?
(a) The Mayan Region.
(b) The Fertile Crescent.
(c) The Nile Region.
(d) The Twin Towers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the author claim the Greeks learned about astronomy from in Chapter 2, “Nothing Comes of Nothing”?

2. The word “Renaissance” derives from what meaning?

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. What 12 Century rabbi sought to reconcile Greek philosophy with the Semitic Bible?

5. Approximately when was Zeno of Elea born?

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