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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Zero is the only number that when added to itself does what?
(a) Turns into an imaginary number.
(b) Remains unchanged.
(c) Decreases.
(d) Increases.

3. The ancient Babylonians had a number system based on what increment?
(a) 20.
(b) 60.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

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) Algebra.
(c) Quantum mechanics.
(d) Projective physics.

5. Where did Copernicus live?
(a) Prussia.
(b) France.
(c) Rome.
(d) Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Italian word “zefiro,” meaning “west wind” derived from what Latin and Greek word?

2. The USS Yorktown was used as the test-bed for what Navy program beginning in 1996?

3. The ancient Egyptians used math to create what type of calendar?

4. What was the Pythagorean cult’s most sacred symbol because it contained the golden ratio?

5. The reason for the reform of the Gregorian calendar was to solidify what Christian holiday to a particular time of year?

(see the answer key)

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