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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Italian word “zefiro,” meaning “west wind” derived from what Latin and Greek word?
(a) Zephyrus.
(b) Zyloph.
(c) Zebra.
(d) Sifr.

3. What term refers to a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers?
(a) Algebra.
(b) Geometry.
(c) Number theory.
(d) Classical physics.

4. What term refers to numbers that are "infinite" in the sense that they are larger than all finite numbers, yet not necessarily absolutely infinite?
(a) Quantitative numbers.
(b) Pythagorean numbers.
(c) Derivative numbers.
(d) Transfinite numbers.

5. What was the fifth element that Aristotle proposed, in addition to earth, water, fire, and air?
(a) Metal.
(b) Sanctities.
(c) Volume.
(d) Aether.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a now-obsolete theory and model developed as an alternative to the Big Bang theory of the universe's origin?

2. What term refers to the viewpoint that regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge?

3. What term refers to an elementary particle, the quantum of light and all other forms of electromagnetic radiation?

4. Approximately when did Copernicus live?

5. Copernicus developed what kind of model of the universe?

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