Exploring Pythagoras

Who was Pythagoras taught by?

• Thales

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Plato

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What did Pythagoras's school teach?

• Cooking and farming

• War strategies

• Only mathematics

• Mathematics, music theory, religion, astronomy, and philosophy

What did Pythagoras discover about musical intervals?

• They have whole number ratios

• They are random

• They depend on the material of the instrument

• They are infinite

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How did Pythagoras supposedly discover musical intervals?

• Through dreams

• Studying ancient texts

• By observing nature

• Passing by a blacksmith's workshop

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What does the Pythagorean theorem state?

• 2a + 2b = c^2

• a^2 - b^2 = c^2

• a^2 + b^2 = c^2

• a^3 + b^3 = c^3

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Why was the discovery of irrational numbers controversial for Pythagoreans?

• It was considered unlucky

• It contradicted the belief in whole numbers only

• It was too complex to understand

• It supported their beliefs

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What was the sacred number to Pythagoras and his followers?

• 10

• 3

• 12

• 7

What did Pythagoras believe about the relationships in life?

• They are unimportant

• They are based on luck

• They can be reduced to numbers

• They are chaotic

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What was required of someone to become a Pythagorean?

• To be wealthy

• To take a vow of silence for five years

• To be a Greek citizen

• To be a mathematician

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