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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pythagoreanism developed into two separate schools of thought. What group was called “the listeners” in Greek?
(a) The Hippasusikoi.
(b) The mathēmatikoi.
(c) The akousmatikoi.
(d) The omnimatioi.

2. Aristotle was a student of what Classical Greek philosopher?
(a) Archimedes.
(b) Plato.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Pythagoras.

3. In 1996 and 1997, the USS Yorktown was equipped with a network of how many dual 200 MHz Pentium Pro-based computers running Windows NT 4.0?
(a) 27.
(b) 35.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

4. The reason for the reform of the Gregorian calendar was to solidify what Christian holiday to a particular time of year?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Easter.
(c) Passover.
(d) Pascha.

5. The Gregorian calendar replaced what calendar system in 1582?
(a) The Hipparchus’ Calendar.
(b) The Julian Calendar.
(c) The Berber Calendar.
(d) The Aristotelian Calendar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pythagoreanism developed into two separate schools of thought. What group was called “the learners” in Greek?

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

3. Who founded the House of Wisdom that was established in Abbasid-era Baghdad, Iraq?

4. Approximately when did Pythagoras live?

5. When did René Descartes live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author assert zero’s existence has been responsible for mathematical progress in Chapter 1, “Nothing Doing”?

2. How did zero enter into Babylonian mathematics, according to the author in Chapter 1, “Nothing Doing”?

3. What Italian mathematician was responsible for the introduction of zero to Christianity and the Western world, according to the author in Chapter 3, “Nothing Ventured”?

4. How did zero enter into Indian mathematics, according to the author in Chapter 3, “Nothing Ventured”?

5. What results came about when Indian mathematicians began separating numbers from shapes, according to the author in Chapter 3, “Nothing Ventured”?

6. What theory was developed through Blaise Pascal’s mathematical approach to theology?

7. How does the author describe Islam’s history in the seventh century in Chapter 3, “Nothing Ventured”?

8. What is the focus of the book, as established by the author in Chapter 0, “Null and Void”?

9. Where does the author claim zero was “born” in Chapter 1, “Nothing Doing”? How was zero involved in early mathematics?

10. How was zero dealt with in the Pythagorean view, according to the author in Chapter 2, “Nothing Comes of Nothing”?

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