Python Language Mastery Quiz
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What type of language is Python?

  • Compiled language
  • Assembly language
  • Machine language
  • Interpreted language (correct)

Who created Python?

  • Dennis Ritchie
  • Guido van Rossum (correct)
  • James Gosling
  • Linus Torvalds

What does Python emphasize in its programming style?

  • Code optimization
  • Code complexity
  • Code readability (correct)
  • Code obfuscation

How does Python define blocks of code?

<p>Using indentation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Python known for in terms of syntax?

<p>Elegant syntax (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What file extension should be used when creating a new Python file?

<p>.py (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where should you navigate to in the terminal before running a Python program?

<p>The directory where the file is saved (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What function is used to display output on the console in Python?

<p>print() (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a basic 'Hello, World.' program in programming languages?

<p>An introductory example (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the 'Hello, World.' output demonstrate in a Python program?

<p>The basic structure (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did wealthy rulers across Europe believe unicorn horns had?

<p>Special healing powers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what period did wealthy rulers across Europe believe in the magical properties of unicorn horns?

<p>1700s (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did medieval Europeans think unicorn horns could do?

<p>Purify water (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of cup was made from an animal's horn in the text?

<p>Beaker (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did people believe unicorn potions could protect them from?

<p>Being poisoned (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was one common practice with unicorn horns when people were feeling sick?

<p>Shaving off little pieces to put in their beverages (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Queen Elizabeth I's goblet made from?

<p>Unicorn horn (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the healing power associated with the ibex horn?

<p>Protection against poison (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the actual origin of the 'unicorn horn' in The Met Cloisters?

<p>Narwhal tusk (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did many people in the Middle Ages believe about narwhal tusks?

<p>They were actually unicorn horns (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the supposed healing power associated with unicorn horns?

<p>Curing diseases (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why were narwhal tusks particularly prized by rulers in Scotland and Denmark?

<p>For their supposed magical abilities (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is depicted in The Unicorn Purifies Water at The Met Cloisters?

<p>A unicorn using its horn to purify water for animals (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did hunters pursue unicorns in legends about mythical creatures?

<p>For their valuable horns (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did traders sell to wealthy European clients for large sums of money?

<p>'Unicorn horns' made from narwhal tusks (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Inuit artists carve from walrus ivory to show scenes from a hunt?

<p>Walrus ivory with scenes from a hunt (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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