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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Archimedes' Determination of Circular Area.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the author of the book Elements?
(a) Hippocrates.
(b) Euclid.
(c) Einstein.
(d) Lindemann.

2. How many sides did the pentadecagon have, as presented by Euclid?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Five.

3. In what century did Archimedes live?
(a) Third century B.C.
(b) First century A.D,
(c) Twelthf century A.D.
(d) Nineteeth century A.D.

4. Which is a geometric concept that humans have been aware of since the dawn of agriculture?
(a) Metric system.
(b) Gravity.
(c) Area.
(d) Volume.

5. What was true about Hippocrates's proof?
(a) The proof was exceedingly difficult and not understood at the time.
(b) The proof was easy if their was advanced technology available.
(c) It was useful for circles.
(d) It was fairly easy and simple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What provided most of the content in the book Elements?

2. According to Euclid, when is a triangle a right triangle?

3. What did Dunham consider extraordinary about the Elements?

4. Where did Hippocrates come from?

5. Which of the following is false about the modern implications of Euclid's number theory?

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