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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What in graphical perspective refers to a point in the picture plane π that is determined by a line in space?
(a) A vector.
(b) A hyperbole.
(c) A black hole.
(d) A vanishing point.

2. According to the author in Chapter 6, “Infinity’s Twin,” geometry shows that mathematically the north and south poles of spheres do what?
(a) Turn into one another.
(b) Repel one another.
(c) Repeat one another.
(d) Pull away from one another.

3. Approximately when did Pythagoras live?
(a) 1200-1195 BC.
(b) 570-495 BC.
(c) 481-412 BC.
(d) 684-610 BC.

4. What god within Hinduism represents both creator and destroyer?
(a) Ganesha.
(b) Shiva.
(c) Kartikeya.
(d) Pavarti.

5. Copernicus developed what kind of model of the universe?
(a) A culture centric model.
(b) A geocentric model.
(c) A heliocentric model.
(d) A lunar centric model.

Short Answer Questions

1. Filippo Brunelleschi famously engineered the dome of what cathedral?

2. The operation of finding the area under a curve is now called what, according to the author in Chapter 5, “Infinite Zeros and Infidel Mathematicians”?

3. How is zero represented in Roman numerals?

4. According to the author in Chapter 5, “Infinite Zeros and Infidel Mathematicians,” Leibniz wanted to use infinitesimals in calculus which were termed what?

5. The House of Wisdom was based in Baghdad during what centuries?

(see the answer key)

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