Do You Know Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, writer, physicists, inventor and a theologian, he dabbled and plunged into different areas of study during his lifetime, take a quiz and see how well you know this great mathematician
- 1.
This French mathematician born in the 16th century was a great man during his time when there was no digital calculator or modern conveniences as we use today, what did he invent?- A.
Pascaline machine
- B.
Hydraulic
- C.
Calculator
- D.
None of the above
- 2.
He studied and touched different subjects from mathematics to science to religious knowledge, Blaise Pascal was born in which city?
- A.
Monaco
- B.
Etinne
- C.
Paris
- D.
Clermon-Ferrand
- 3.
Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction was one of his saying, all these are books written by him except?
- A.
Human Happiness
- B.
Lettres Provinciales
- C.
Penses
- D.
The Prince
- 4.
Blaise Pascal was a child prodigy who was educated by his father, a tax collector in Rouen, what religion did he practice?
- A.
Anglican
- B.
Adventist
- C.
Renaissance
- D.
Catholic theologian
- 5.
Blaise Pascal was raised mainly by his father as the mother passed on when he was only a 3-year-old boy, what is the name of his wife?
- A.
Maryanne
- B.
Etienne
- C.
Rose
- D.
Etienna
- 6.
He was raised alongside two sisters by their father who survived their mum, he was sickly as a child, what is the name of his two sisters?
- A.
Gilberte and Pauline
- B.
Joy and Bryce
- C.
Gilberte and Jacqueline
- D.
Sharon and Roder
- 7.
As a teenager, he started building the calculating machines, after three years of effort and 50 prototypes, he built 20 finished machines called?
- A.
Blaise Calculator
- B.
Pascalines
- C.
Pascal’s calculator
- D.
All of the above
- 8.
Young Blaise and his two sisters were raised by their father a tax collector in the city of Clermont-Ferrand, what year did their father die?
- A.
1679
- B.
1660
- C.
1651
- D.
1640
- 9.
Following a religious experience in the year 1654, Blaisé began to write influential works on philosophy and theology, the most famous two of this is?
- A.
Human Happiness and Candid
- B.
Candid and Pensees
- C.
Lettres provincials and Pensees
- D.
The Prince and Human Happiness
- 10.
Pascal was sickly as a child and this poor health continued till his adulthood, he passed on two months after his 39th birthday, what year did he die?
- A.
1662
- B.
1650
- C.
1670
- D.
1661
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