Lesson 3: Numeration Systems Through the Ages Quiz

What is the Japanese character for the word 'tadashi'?

• Correct

• Incorrect

• Accurate

• Precise

What did the Incas use to record numerical information?

• Knots in ropes or strings

• Stone tablets

• Papyrus scrolls

• Clay tablets

What did the colors in the Incan Quipu represent?

• Market prices

• Crop yields

• Weather conditions

• Number of sheep, cattle, places, families

Which numeration system uses multipliers as numerals?

• Egyptian numerals

• Roman numerals

• Chinese numerals

• Babylonian numerals

In which numeration system does the position of a numeral represent a value?

• Babylonian numerals

• Mayan numerals

• Chinese numerals

• Egyptian numerals

What is the base of the present numeration method?

• Base 10

• Base 16

• Base 8

• Base 12

What is the product of 22 x 35 using the Egyptian multiplication method?

• 770

• 780

• 750

• 760

What is the product of 22 x 35 using the Russian peasant multiplication method?

• 750

• 770

• 780

• 760

What is the product of 22 x 35 using the lattice method?

• 780

• 750

• 770

• 760

Who is known for the invention of the logarithms?

• Archimedes

• John Napier

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton