NORTHERN ZAMBALES COLLEGE, INC.

Inhobol, Masinloc, Zambales, 2211

Masinloc Campus
Diploma in Hospitality Management Technology
Mathematics in the Modern World
Prelim Examination

Name: _____________________ Section: ________________ Score: __________

I. Multiple Choice:
Direction: Choose the letter of your choice by shading the box [.].

[a] [b] [c] [d] 1. It relies on both logic and creativity, and it is pursued both for a variety
of practical purposes and for its intrinsic interest.
a. Scientific Literacy c. Mathematics
b. Nature of Mathematics d. Mathematics in Modern World
[a] [b] [c] [d] 2. In Fibonacci sequence, what is 25? x
a. 75025 c. 75205
b. 70052 d. 72052
[a] [b] [c] [d] 3. Who is the proponent of Fibonacci sequence?
a. Kepler c. Roger
b. Einstein d. Leonardo
[a] [b] [c] [d] 4. Which of the following statements are TRUE in explaining the
Fibonacci sequence?
a. A set of integers that starts with a zero, followed by one, then by another
one, and then by a series of steadily increasing numbers.
b. The Fibonacci sequence can describe branches on a tree, sequence in
music, the number of petals a flower.
c. The ratios on the Fibonacci sequence have terms approaching a number
known as the golden ratio.
d. All of the above
[a] [b] [c] [d] 5. What is the first number that exists in Fibonacci sequence?
a. 1 b. 0 c. 2 d. 3
[a] [b] [c] [d] 6. In the rabbit population, how many pairs of rabbit are there in 15 th
generation?
a. 233 b. 377 c. 610 d. 987
[a] [b] [c] [d] 7. According to Markowsky (1992), that the ratio of a person`s height to
the height of his/ her navel is roughly called ________.”
a. Proportion c. Symmetry
b. Golden Ratio d. Asymmetry
[a] [b] [c] [d] 8. What is the value of φ?
a. 1.618 b. 3.142 c. 2.718 d. 1.234
[a] [b] [c] [d] 9. Which of the following are NOT examples of a Golden Ratio?
a. Mona Lisa c. Cell
b. The Parthenon d. Notre Dame Cathedral
[a] [b] [c] [d] 10. Who explains about the Nature`s Numbers that mathematics is a
systematic way of digging out the rules and structures that lie behind…
a. Johannes Kepler c. Albert Einstein
b. Ian Stewart d. Jhon Lerry Medin