Greek Number System Quiz

In the Greek number system, which letter represents the number 1?

• Beta (β)

• Alpha (α)

• Gamma (γ)

• Delta (δ)

What is the Greek letter for the number 100?

• Rho (ρ)

• Eta (η)

• Iota (ι)

• Rho (ρ)

How did ancient Greeks represent the number 6, given it doesn’t correspond to any letter of their alphabet?

• Kappa (κ)

• Zeta (ζ)

• Digamma (ϝ)

• Psi (ψ)

What is the Greek numeral for 40?

• Mu (μ)

• Nu (ν)

• Omicron (ο)

• Mu (μ)

What value does the Greek letter Sigma (σ or ς) represent?

• 10

• 200

• 900

• 60

Which of these Greek letters represents the number 500?

• Phi (φ)

• Chi (χ)

• Upsilon (υ)

• Pi (π)

What symbol did the Greeks add to indicate that a number was in the thousands?

• A double dot

• A single quote mark in front of the letter

• A bar over the letter

• A slash after the letter

How would the number 365 be written in the Greek number system?

• τξε

• ωξς

• τϛε

• τιε

Why was the Greek numeral system considered efficient for its time?

• It used only five symbols

• It used an alphabetic base with additive properties for compact notation

• It included zero

• It could represent decimals