Discussion
True or false: Simpson's one-third rule is exact for a cubic integrand.
Answer: C
Although the rule interpolates with a parabola, its error term involves the fourth derivative, which vanishes for a cubic. So the rule integrates cubics exactly, gaining a degree over what the fitting polynomial suggests. The multiple-of-three condition belongs to the three-eighths rule
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