Free Printable History of Mathematics Quiz 1

1.

Was a Greek mathematician and is often called the father of geometry. He book The Elements first introduced Euclidean geometry, defines its five axioms, and contains many important proofs in geometry and number theory – including that there are infinitely many prime numbers.

a)

Arhimede (c. 287 - 212 î.Hr.)

b)

Euclid of Alexandria (around 300 BCE)

c)

Aristotle (c. 384 – 322 BCE)

d)

Pythagoras of Samos (c. 570 – 495 BCE)

2.

He discovered many concepts of calculus and worked in geometry, analysis and mechanics.

While taking a bath, discovered a way to determine the volume of irregular objects using the amount of water they displaced when submerged. He was so excited by this discovery that he ran out on the street, still undressed, yelling “Eureka!” (Greek for “I have found it!”).

a)

Eratosthenes of Cyrene (c. 276 – 195 BCE)

b)

Fibonacci (1175 – 1250)

c)

Archimedes (c. 287 – 212 BCE)

d)

Galileo Galilei (1564 – 1642)

3.

Was a Greek philosopher and mathematician. He is best known for proving Pythagoras’ Theorem, but made many other mathematical and scientific discoveries.

a)

Thales of Miletus (c. 624 – 546 BCE)

b)

Eratosthenes of Cyrene (c. 276 – 195 BCE)

c)

Pythagoras of Samos (c. 570 – 495 BCE)

d)

Heron of Alexandria (c. 10 – 70 CE)

4.

Who is the author of 'Elements' which is often referred as the greatest work of Greek Mathematics?

a)

Euler

b)

Pythagoras

c)

Euclid

d)

Pascal

5.

Who is the father of mathematics?

a)

Archimedes

b)

Rene Descartes

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Pythagoras

6.

Father of Geometry.

a)

Pythagoras

b)

Archimedes

c)

Euclid

d)

Rene Descartes

7.

Father of Algebra.

a)

Blaise Pascal

b)

Al-Khwarizmi

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Euclid

8.

Followers of Pythagoras were stunned by the idea of incommensurability. Incommensurability means

a)

the ratio of two non-zero real numbers, a and b, is not rational.

b)

there are infinitely many real numbers.

c)

rational numbers are defined as a over b, where a and b are integers.

d)

none of the above.

9.

This theorem states that "if a triangle is drawn within a circle with the long side as a diameter of the circle, then the opposite angle will always be a right angle."

a)

Pythagorean Theorem

b)

Thales Theorem

c)

Isosceles-Right Triangle Theorem

d)

Similarity Theorem

10.

Where were some of the earliest signs of the beginning of mathematics seen?

a)

America

b)

Europe

c)

Egypt

d)

China

11.

Following statement is True or False: Egyptians used to express numbers in the units of 60.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Following statement is True or False: Mathematics has no connect with real-life.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The ancient Babylonians had their number system based on?

a)

10

b)

30

c)

60

d)

40

14.

Which image below shows Babylonian Clay Tablet?

a)

b)

c)

d)

15.

What is this number? (Babylonian numeral system)

a)

16

b)

32

c)

61

d)

111

16.

Sumerian writing

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Scribes

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Phoenician alphabet

17.

Convert these Egyptian hieroglyphs into modern day numbers

a)

267

b)

287

c)

237

d)

337

18.

Egyptian writing?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Scribe

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Phoenician alphabet

19.

It is one of the books authored by Diophantus.

a)

The elements

b)

Arithmetica

c)

Almagest

d)

Palimpsest

20.

What religion flourished during the twilight of Greek Mathematics?

a)

Hindu

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

21.

Who first used negative numbers around 2200 years ago or maybe even earlier?

a)

Egyptian

b)

Hindu

c)

Chinese

d)

Islam

22.

What was the beginning of math (Mathematics)

a)

The Big Bang

b)

Einstein created

c)

With sticks on walls

d)

Someone was counting with rocks

23.

How did the babylonians count?

(a)

24.

Who Invented "ZERO"

a)

Europeans

b)

Greeks

c)

Indians

d)

Russians

25.

In which ancient civilization, odd and even numbers were divided into two sets, the odd ones denoted as males and the even females?

a)

Egyptian

b)

Babylonian

c)

Greece

d)

Chinese

26.

The Pharaoh’s surveyors used measurements based on body parts (a palm was the width of the hand, a cubit the measurement from elbow to fingertips) to measure land and buildings very early in Egyptian history.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The 3-4-5 right triangle is often called “Egyptian”.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The idea of proof, and the deductive method of using logical steps to prove or disprove theorems from initial assumed axioms was contributed by _________________.

a)

Romans

b)

Babylonians

c)

Greeks

d)

Hindus

29.

A Greek philosopher who made an early contribution through his problems on the infinite.

a)

Ferdinand Von Lindenman

b)

Guiseppe Peano

c)

Zeno of Elea

d)

Cesare Burali-Forti

30.

What is the title of the first known math textbook?

a)

Rhind Papyrus

b)

Rosetta Stone

c)

Euclid's Elements

d)

Shulba Sutras

31.

Babylonians solved the quadratic equation by what process?

a)

Completing the square

b)

Factoring

c)

Distributing

d)

Dividing

32.

It is a base-20 form of writing numbers.

a)

Decimal

b)

Sexagesimal

c)

Vigesimal

33.

A square array of numbers, usually positive integers, which sums of the numbers in each row, each column, and both main diagonals are the same.

a)

Magic Square

b)

Special Square

c)

Unique Square

34.

13. It was defined by Chinese in ancient times as the "art of calculation".

a)

Mayan Mathematics

b)

Chinese Mathematics

c)

Roman Mathematics

d)

Medieval Mathematics

35.

One of the first civilizations to use the abacus was:

a)

the Greeks.

b)

the Romans.

c)

the Germans.

d)

the Chinese.

36.

It is an aquatic plant used by the Egyptian.(WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN small letter)

(a)

37.

It is an aquatic plant used by the Egyptian.(WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN small letter)

(a)

38.

These are the writing systems of Egypt.

a)

Numeric

b)

Hieroglyphic

c)

Hiegrolyphic

d)

Hieratic

39.

Who is the mathematician behind the idea of number zero?

a)

Bhaskara II

b)

Thabit ibn Qurrah

c)

Al-khwarizmi

d)

Brahmagupta

40.

What do we call to the school which was dedicated for translating books from Greek to Arabic?

a)

Baghdad

b)

Center for Learning

c)

The Home for Wisdom

d)

The House of Wisdom

41.

Expand the binomial expansion $\left(2x-y\right)^3$ .

a)

$8x^3-12x^2y-6xy^2-y^3$

b)

$8x^3-12x^2y+6xy^2-y^3$

c)

$8x^3-6x^2y+6xy^2-y^3$

d)

$8x^3+6x^2y+6xy^2-y^3$

42.

In what term is $x^2$ located, given the binomial expansion $\left(x-\frac{1}{x}\right)^8$ .

a)

3rd term

b)

2nd term

c)

5th term

d)

4th term

43.

What is the numerical coefficient of the 5th term in the binomial expansion $\left(3z-\frac{2}{z}\right)^7$

a)

-22680

b)

15120

c)

-6048

d)

1344

44.

Expand the binomial expansion $\left(2c-\frac{4}{d}\right)^5$ .

a)

$32c^5-\frac{320c^4}{d}+\frac{1280c^3}{d^2}-\frac{2560c^2}{d^3}+\frac{2560c}{d^4}-\frac{1024}{d^5}$

b)

$32c^5+\frac{320c^4}{d}+\frac{1280c^3}{d^2}+\frac{2560c^2}{d^3}+\frac{2560c}{d^4}+\frac{1024}{d^5}$

c)

$32c^5-\frac{320c^4}{d}-\frac{1280c^3}{d^2}-\frac{2560c^2}{d^3}-\frac{2560c}{d^4}-\frac{1024}{d^5}$

d)

$32c^5+\frac{320c^4}{d}-\frac{1280c^3}{d^2}-\frac{2560c^2}{d^3}+\frac{2560c}{d^4}-\frac{1024}{d^5}$

45.

What is the sum of the coefficient in the 8th row of the Pascal's Triangle?

a)

64

b)

128

c)

256

d)

512

46.

Find the term which contains $x^6y^2$ . Given the binomial expansion $\left(x^2+3y\right)^5$ .

a)

$15x^6y^2$

b)

$90x^6y^2$

c)

$270x^6y^2$

d)

$405x^6y^2$

47.

What is the fifth term of the binomial expansion $\left(3x-4\right)^4$ .

a)

256

b)

-64

c)

42

d)

-12

48.

What mathematical concept did the Babylonians develop that the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans did not have?

a)

Geometry

b)

Algebra

c)

Place-value system

d)

Zero

49.

Why is the number 60 significant in Babylonian mathematics?

a)

It's a mystical number

b)

It's the smallest prime number

c)

It has many divisors

d)

It's the highest achievable number

50.

What is this number? (Babylonian numeral system)

a)

16

b)

32

c)

61

d)

111

51.

Numbers included during primitive counting.

a)

1-2

b)

1-2-3

c)

1-2-3-4-5

d)

1-2-3-4-5-6

52.

The earliest and most immediate technique for visibly expressing the idea of number

a)

Drawing

b)

Knots

c)

Symbols

d)

Tallying

53.

It is the oldest table of prime numbers, a fossil fragment which may be the handle of a tool used for engraving, or tattooing, or even writing in some way

a)

Clay Tablet

b)

Ishango Bone

c)

Peruvian Quipu

54.

Which mathematician in ancient China is known for being one of the first to leave roots unevaluated for more exact results?

a)

Yang Hui

b)

Qin Jiushao

c)

Liu Hui

d)

Sun Tzu

55.

What was the significance of magic squares in ancient Chinese mathematics?

a)

They were used for basic arithmetic calculations.

b)

They were believed to have cosmic significance.

c)

They represented Chinese numerals.

d)

They were used in geometry.

56.

What is the name of the earliest known magic square, which adds up to 15 in all rows, columns, and diagonals?

a)

Lo Shu Square

b)

Yang Hui Square

c)

Sun Tzu Square

d)

Qin Jiushao Square

57.

What famous mathematical concept did Yang Hui produce, similar to Pascal's Triangle?

a)

Chinese Remainder Theorem

b)

Fibonacci Sequence

c)

Quadratic Formula

d)

Binomial coefficients

58.

What Chinese textbook became important for the education of mathematically competent administrators?

a)

"The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art"

b)

"Chinese Mathematics and Equations"

c)

"The Golden Age of Chinese Mathematics"

d)

"The Art of Chinese Calculations"

59.

What ancient Chinese mathematical concept involves using remainders to calculate the smallest value of an unknown number?

a)

Chinese Remainder Theorem

b)

Yang Hui's Triangle

c)

Abacus Calculation

d)

Lo Shu Magic Square

60.

What mathematician is known for formulating an early approximation of the value of π (pi)?

a)

Yang Hui

b)

Qin Jiushao

c)

Liu Hui

d)

Sun Tzu

History of Mathematics Quiz 1

Total questions: 60

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