Gherbert of Aurillac: Dark Age Pope

True or False: Gherbert learned about a counting device called an abacus.

• False

• True

Gherbert of Aurillac grew up in which location?

• Aurillac

• France

• Rome

• London

Gherbert learned to use _______ to figure a ship's location.

• a compass

• a astrolabe

• a map

• a telescope

Who persuaded Gherbert to join his court as an official mathematician?

• King Otto I

• Pope Sylvester II

• Emperor Charlemagne

• Otto the Great

What was Gherbert's relationship with non-religious books?

• Gherbert loved non-religious books.

• Gherbert disliked non-religious books.

• Gherbert was indifferent to non-religious books.

• Gherbert was unaware of non-religious books.

Who observed Gherbert compete in an intellectual boxing match?

• Aurillac

• Sylvester

• Otto II

• Rheims

What was Gherbert's papal name?

• Otto I

• Aurelius

• Maximus

• Sylvester II

In what year did Gherbert die?

• 989

• 1050

• 1002

• 1500

Gherbert's contributions to bridging knowledge between two worlds include:

• Developing new technologies

• Writing influential books

• Establishing educational institutions

• All of the above

What did Gherbert study?

• Ophthalmology

• Medicine

• Mathematics

• Philosophy and Theology

• All of the above