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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2 Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Sophie Germain?
(a) A woman who teaches at the University of Chicago and was very close to Robert.
(b) A woman whose husband stole her ideas and published her work under his name.
(c) A woman Catherine previously thought was her mother.
(d) A woman who published great mathematical works under a pseudonym during the French Revolution.

2. How is Claire related to Catherine?
(a) She is Catherine's sister.
(b) She is Catherine's aunt.
(c) She is Catherine's mother.
(d) She is Catherine's cousin.

3. What is the date in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) September 4th.
(b) January 4th.
(c) March 4th.
(d) June 4th.

4. What is Imaginary Number, or i?
(a) Catherine's favorite cereal.
(b) A song of Hal's band's that consists of three minutes of silence.
(c) A theory of Robert's before his death.
(d) A theory of Hal's on which he is writing a paper.

5. Why did Robert keep requesting that Catherine check out library books for him?
(a) He was building a large model out of library books in his office.
(b) He had a goal to read every single book in the library.
(c) He thought that aliens were sending him messages through the Dewey decimal system and was working out the code.
(d) He had a vendetta against the library and wanted to take as many books as possible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Scene 1 take place?

2. What is she paying for tuition?

3. According to Hal, what happens when a mathematician turns fifty?

4. What does Claire fear about Catherine?

5. What mathematical principle is associated with Sophie Germain?

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