MATH 4109 Test 2 (Ch. 8-15) UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
In what branch of mathematics were the most important contributions of the Islamic
mathematicians? - CORRECT ANSWER - Algebra
During the period of the Islamic Empire, negative numbers were acceptable solutions of
quadratic equations. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
What was the significance of The Book on Addition and Subtraction? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It explained the use of the Hindu decimal system of numerals.
What was the FIRST "translation movement?" - CORRECT ANSWER - The movement to
translate the world's knowledge into Arabic.
In what area did the mathematician, Al-Uqlidisi, make his contributions? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Decimal fractions
The mathematician, al-Khwarizmi, used a symbol for zero in his book about numeration. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
The Islamic mathematician, al-Khwarizmi, made his most significant contributions to which
topic in mathematics? - CORRECT ANSWER - Solving equations
Which city was the academic and intellectual center of the Islamic Empire and the home to the
House of Wisdom? - CORRECT ANSWER - Baghdad
To what did "al-Jabr" and "al-Muqabala" refer in the title of al-Khwarizmi's book? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The operations used during the Islamic Empire to solve equations.
, Which mathematician/poet used geometric methods to solve cubic equations? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Omar Khayyam
What is zero divided by a negative number? - CORRECT ANSWER - Zero
What role did the Islamic Empire play in the preservation of Greek knowledge? - CORRECT
ANSWER - They preserved Greek knowledge by translating Greek works into Arabic.
What was the source of most of the mathematics in Fibonacci's work? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Euclid's Elements which he rewrote and translated into Italian.
Who was the greatest European mathematician of the 11th and 12th centuries? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Leonardo of of Pisa
How did the educational system in medieval India facilitate the transmission of mathematical
knowledge from one generation to the next? - CORRECT ANSWER - The education
system was family-based, and families would pass their libraries and traditions down to the next
generation.
The Mathematical Classic of Master Sun is an important work from which country or empire? -
CORRECT ANSWER - China
Who was the Indian mathematician who introduced negative numbers and the rules for
computing with them? - CORRECT ANSWER - Brahmagupta
In medieval Europe, which institution filled the educational void? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The Christian Church
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
In what branch of mathematics were the most important contributions of the Islamic
mathematicians? - CORRECT ANSWER - Algebra
During the period of the Islamic Empire, negative numbers were acceptable solutions of
quadratic equations. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
What was the significance of The Book on Addition and Subtraction? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It explained the use of the Hindu decimal system of numerals.
What was the FIRST "translation movement?" - CORRECT ANSWER - The movement to
translate the world's knowledge into Arabic.
In what area did the mathematician, Al-Uqlidisi, make his contributions? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Decimal fractions
The mathematician, al-Khwarizmi, used a symbol for zero in his book about numeration. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
The Islamic mathematician, al-Khwarizmi, made his most significant contributions to which
topic in mathematics? - CORRECT ANSWER - Solving equations
Which city was the academic and intellectual center of the Islamic Empire and the home to the
House of Wisdom? - CORRECT ANSWER - Baghdad
To what did "al-Jabr" and "al-Muqabala" refer in the title of al-Khwarizmi's book? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The operations used during the Islamic Empire to solve equations.
, Which mathematician/poet used geometric methods to solve cubic equations? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Omar Khayyam
What is zero divided by a negative number? - CORRECT ANSWER - Zero
What role did the Islamic Empire play in the preservation of Greek knowledge? - CORRECT
ANSWER - They preserved Greek knowledge by translating Greek works into Arabic.
What was the source of most of the mathematics in Fibonacci's work? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Euclid's Elements which he rewrote and translated into Italian.
Who was the greatest European mathematician of the 11th and 12th centuries? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Leonardo of of Pisa
How did the educational system in medieval India facilitate the transmission of mathematical
knowledge from one generation to the next? - CORRECT ANSWER - The education
system was family-based, and families would pass their libraries and traditions down to the next
generation.
The Mathematical Classic of Master Sun is an important work from which country or empire? -
CORRECT ANSWER - China
Who was the Indian mathematician who introduced negative numbers and the rules for
computing with them? - CORRECT ANSWER - Brahmagupta
In medieval Europe, which institution filled the educational void? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The Christian Church
