Pythagoras Bio

When did Pythagoras live?

• 560-480 B.C.

• 1623-1662 A.D.

• 287-212 B.C.

Pythagoras was born on the island of -

• Sicily

• Patmos

• Samos

How might Pythagoras have died?

• an irate Roman soldier thrust his spear into him

• slain by enemies in the presence of his wife

• old age

Which is a quotation by Pythagoras?

• "Give me a spot where I can stand, and I shall move the earth."

• "All the troubles of man come from his not knowing how to sit still."

• "Everything is arranged according to number and mathematical shape."

How many wealthy students did Pythagoras select for his 1st school?

• 150

• 300

• 3,000

Which was not part of Pythagoras's school curriculum?

• number theory

• music

• geometry

• astronomy

• engineering

True or False? The Pythagoreans were a religious and political organization as well as a school.

• True

• False

What was the sacred symbol the Pythagoreans often wore on their clothes?

• a triangle

• a pentagram

• a parallelogram

What discovery brought scandal to the Brotherhood?

• irrational numbers

• odd and even numbers

• use letters on geometric figures

How many oxen were sacrificed to the gods as a celebration for discovering the Pythagorean Theorem?

• 1

• 10

• 100

• 1000