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           |  | Directions: Answer these questions pertaining to the negative square root and the imaginary "i". Check your answer when finished.  The cartoons' "hints" may, or may not, be helpful! 
 
 
              
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                    | 1.  | Which of the following choices is an "imaginary" number? |  |  
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                    | 2.  | Which choice is equivalent to   ? |  |  
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                    | 3.  | Which choice is equivalent to  ? |  |  
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                    | 4.  | Simplify:   ? |  |  
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                    | 5.  | Simplify:    |  |  
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                    | 6.  | True or False?    |  |  
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                    | 7.  | Simplify:    |  |  
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                    | 8.  | What is the value of i 2 ? |  |  
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                    | 9.  | Simplify:  |  |  
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                    | 10.  | Simplify:    |  |  
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