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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Euclid's Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Euclid's postulates troubled many of the following generations of mathematicians?
(a) Euclid's proof on right triangles.
(b) Euclid's postulate on creating an arc.
(c) Euclid's postulate on parallel lines.
(d) Euclid's postulate on right triangles.

2. Which is one of the common notions presented in Elements?
(a) "Things which are equal to the same thing are also equal to each other."
(b) "Points with equal values can be connected with a line of equal value."
(c) "Things with are equal have an inverse that is equal."
(d) "The inverse of a line makes a circle."

3. What did Hippocrates do that advanced mathematical methods?
(a) He built theorems based on sequencially more complex proofs.
(b) He created a new ways to disprove theories.
(c) He demonstrated that geometry does not have to be based on previous knowledge.
(d) He proved that mathematics can be applied in a unlogical order.

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

5. What was Hippocrates famous for?
(a) His proof defining gravity.
(b) His proof on right triangles.
(c) His theorem on the quadrature of the lune.
(d) His ability to construct circles without a compass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT one of Gauss' discoveries?

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

3. Who was the author of the book Elements?

4. What was true about Hippocrates's proof?

5. What was the bases of Hippocrates's proof ?

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