2nd Quiz: Nature and Characteristics of Mathematics

What does the word “Mathema” mean?

• To solve

• That which is learnt

• To prove

• To analyze

Mathematics is derived from which Greek word meaning “to learn”?

• Matheno

• Mathema

• Mathaino

• Mathetikos

Which of the following is not a characteristic of mathematics?

• Pattern recognition

• Language of imagination

• Tool for prophecy

• Process of thinking

Mathematics is primarily developed in:

• Books

• Human mind and culture

• Laboratories

• Computers

The logic of quantity involves:

• Estimating space

• Organizing shapes

• Counting and measuring

• Grouping objects

What is the missing number, 8, 11, __, 17.?

• 16

• 14

• 13

• 12

Which of the following best describes mathematics?

• A tool only used by scientists

• A mystical concept

• A formal system of thought

• A supernatural belief

Which is a correct pair in the Fibonacci sequence?

• 3, 4

• 2, 5

• 5, 8

• 6, 9

Mathematics helps us:

• Confuse problems

• Solve and control events

• Escape reality

• Avoid patterns

Which of the following roles of mathematics helps in predicting events?

• For art
  

• For form

• For organization

• For prediction