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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Gem from Isaac Newton.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which was true of Euclid's number theory?
(a) It was incorrect, as proved by Plato.
(b) It has an impact on modern math.
(c) It has been proven too basic to be useful.
(d) It was proven to the true by Hippocrates.

2. Which of the following is true in modern math about twin primes?
(a) We don't know if they are finite or infinite.
(b) They are infinite.
(c) They are not considered whole numbers.
(d) Their sum is always another prime number.

3. What allowed Cardano to justify publishing his book?
(a) He was dead, and the book was really published by his student.
(b) He was punished as a heretic,
(c) He found Fior's documents which spoke against Tartaglia.
(d) He found del Ferro's orgininal solution to the cubic.

4. What did Newton's calculus involve?
(a) Determining the area under a curve.
(b) Proving the existance of pi.
(c) Determining the volume of a sphere.
(d) Proving the cubic equation.

5. What did Dunham consider extraordinary about the Elements?
(a) How Hippocrates ordered the book.
(b) The content was totally unique.
(c) How geometric proofs were presented.
(d) The content was not based on previous authors' work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word best describes Newton's childhood?

2. How did Archimedes arrive at a number value for pi?

3. According to Euclid, when is a triangle a right triangle?

4. How many sides did the pentadecagon have, as presented by Euclid?

5. As described by Dunham, what did Archimedes demonstrate first in his proof on pi?

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