Mathematics Quiz

What is the area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas, shapes, and quantities?

• Mathematics

• Biology

• Physics

• Chemistry

What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?

• Algebra, Geometry, Analysis, Number theory

• Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Economics

• History, Philosophy, Training, Cultural impact

• Statistics, Decision theory, Set theory, Probability

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

What is the essential activity in mathematics that involves the discovery of properties of abstract objects?

• Pure reason

• Imagination

• Experimentation

• Observation

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.B.3

Which ancient Greek mathematician is known for the concept of proofs in mathematics?

• Euclid

• Archimedes

• Pythagoras

• Aristotle

What is the word 'mathematics' derived from in Ancient Greek?

• Study

• Science

• Learning

• Art

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which area of mathematics deals with the manipulation of numbers, integers, and rational numbers?

• Algebra

• Calculus

• Number theory

• Geometry

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1B

What is the study of continuous functions that model nonlinear relationships between varying quantities?

• Algebra

• Geometry

• Calculus

• Number theory

Which ancient civilization contributed to the development of number theory?

• Greece

• Rome

• China

• Egypt

Who proved Fermat's Last Theorem in 1994?

• Andrew Wiles

• Carl Friedrich Gauss

• Pierre de Fermat

• Leonhard Euler

Which branch of mathematics started with empirical recipes concerning shapes?

• Number theory

• Geometry

• Calculus

• Algebra

Tags

CCSS.1.G.A.1

CCSS.2.G.A.1