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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. Approximately when did Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Khwarizmi live?
(a) 410-500 AD.
(b) 240-200 BC.
(c) 159-201 AD.
(d) 780-850 AD.
2. Any number multiplied by zero equals what?
(a) 1.
(b) -100.
(c) 15.
(d) 0.
3. The author states in Chapter 3, “Nothing Ventured” that the Indians borrowed Greek geometry but never worried about what?
(a) The Pythagorean Theorem.
(b) The diagonal of the square.
(c) Recording or calculating area.
(d) Symbols for numerals.
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) Pascha.
(c) Easter.
(d) Passover.
5. What term refers to an argument that produces an inconsistency?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Reprimand.
(c) Dividend.
(d) Quantization.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did Nicholas of Cusa live?
2. What region in the Middle East is widely considered to be the cradle of civilization?
3. What work by Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Khwarizmi presented the first systematic solution of linear and quadratic equations in Arabic?
4. Where was Giordano Bruno from?
5. The author notes in Chapter 2, “Nothing Comes of Nothing” that the West resisted the concept of zero for how many years?
Short Essay Questions
1. What discoveries did Archimedes make in the mathematical world?
2. How was zero dealt with in the Pythagorean view, according to the author in Chapter 2, “Nothing Comes of Nothing”?
3. What results came about when Indian mathematicians began separating numbers from shapes, according to the author in Chapter 3, “Nothing Ventured”?
4. How did zero enter into Babylonian mathematics, according to the author in Chapter 1, “Nothing Doing”?
5. What mathematical advancements were made by the ancient Egyptians?
6. What is the focus of the book, as established by the author in Chapter 0, “Null and Void”?
7. How does the author describe the ancient Greek and Roman mathematical systems in Chapter 1, “Nothing Doing”?
8. What advancements in mathematics were made by René Descartes?
9. How does the author describe the early counting systems of prehistoric mathematics in Chapter 1, “Nothing Doing”?
10. How did Filippo Brunelleschi introduce the concept of zero to the Italian Renaissance?
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