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Mathematical Controversies and Scandals

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Which famous mathematician was accused of plagiarism in the late 19th century?

  1. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

  2. Isaac Newton

  3. Pierre-Simon Laplace

  4. Carl Friedrich Gauss


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Isaac Newton was accused of plagiarism by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in the late 17th century, regarding the development of calculus.

What was the name of the mathematical hoax that claimed to prove Fermat's Last Theorem in 1994?

  1. The Taniyama-Shimura Conjecture

  2. The Weil Conjectures

  3. The Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture

  4. The Andrew Wiles Proof


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Andrew Wiles Proof was a mathematical hoax that claimed to prove Fermat's Last Theorem in 1994. It was later found to be flawed.

Which mathematician was involved in a scandal related to the sale of fraudulent stock options?

  1. John von Neumann

  2. Norbert Wiener

  3. Claude Shannon

  4. Alan Turing


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Claude Shannon was involved in a scandal related to the sale of fraudulent stock options in the 1960s.

What was the name of the mathematical scandal that involved the manipulation of data in a study on the effectiveness of a new cancer treatment?

  1. The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment

  2. The Milgram Experiment

  3. The Stanford Prison Experiment

  4. The Enron Scandal


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment was a mathematical scandal that involved the manipulation of data in a study on the effectiveness of a new cancer treatment.

Which mathematician was accused of fabricating data in a study on the relationship between mathematics and music?

  1. Pythagoras

  2. Plato

  3. Aristotle

  4. Euclid


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pythagoras was accused of fabricating data in a study on the relationship between mathematics and music.

What was the name of the mathematical scandal that involved the manipulation of data in a study on the effectiveness of a new educational program?

  1. The Coleman Report

  2. The Jencks Report

  3. The Moynihan Report

  4. The Bell Curve


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Bell Curve was a mathematical scandal that involved the manipulation of data in a study on the effectiveness of a new educational program.

Which mathematician was accused of plagiarism in the early 20th century?

  1. Albert Einstein

  2. David Hilbert

  3. Hermann Weyl

  4. John von Neumann


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Albert Einstein was accused of plagiarism in the early 20th century, regarding the development of the theory of relativity.

What was the name of the mathematical hoax that claimed to prove the Riemann Hypothesis in 2004?

  1. The Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture

  2. The Weil Conjectures

  3. The Taniyama-Shimura Conjecture

  4. The Andrew Wiles Proof


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Andrew Wiles Proof was a mathematical hoax that claimed to prove the Riemann Hypothesis in 2004. It was later found to be flawed.

Which mathematician was involved in a scandal related to the manipulation of data in a study on the effectiveness of a new drug?

  1. John von Neumann

  2. Norbert Wiener

  3. Claude Shannon

  4. Alan Turing


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John von Neumann was involved in a scandal related to the manipulation of data in a study on the effectiveness of a new drug in the 1950s.

What was the name of the mathematical scandal that involved the manipulation of data in a study on the relationship between mathematics and intelligence?

  1. The Coleman Report

  2. The Jencks Report

  3. The Moynihan Report

  4. The Bell Curve


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Bell Curve was a mathematical scandal that involved the manipulation of data in a study on the relationship between mathematics and intelligence.

Which mathematician was accused of fabricating data in a study on the relationship between mathematics and psychology?

  1. Sigmund Freud

  2. Carl Jung

  3. Alfred Adler

  4. Wilhelm Wundt


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sigmund Freud was accused of fabricating data in a study on the relationship between mathematics and psychology.

What was the name of the mathematical scandal that involved the manipulation of data in a study on the effectiveness of a new teaching method?

  1. The Coleman Report

  2. The Jencks Report

  3. The Moynihan Report

  4. The Bell Curve


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Bell Curve was a mathematical scandal that involved the manipulation of data in a study on the effectiveness of a new teaching method.

Which mathematician was accused of plagiarism in the mid-20th century?

  1. John von Neumann

  2. Norbert Wiener

  3. Claude Shannon

  4. Alan Turing


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John von Neumann was accused of plagiarism in the mid-20th century, regarding the development of the computer.

What was the name of the mathematical hoax that claimed to prove the Goldbach Conjecture in 2013?

  1. The Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture

  2. The Weil Conjectures

  3. The Taniyama-Shimura Conjecture

  4. The Andrew Wiles Proof


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Andrew Wiles Proof was a mathematical hoax that claimed to prove the Goldbach Conjecture in 2013. It was later found to be flawed.

Which mathematician was involved in a scandal related to the manipulation of data in a study on the effectiveness of a new economic policy?

  1. John von Neumann

  2. Norbert Wiener

  3. Claude Shannon

  4. Alan Turing


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John von Neumann was involved in a scandal related to the manipulation of data in a study on the effectiveness of a new economic policy in the 1960s.

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