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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Euclid and the Infinitude of Primes.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Pythagorean Theorem state?
(a) For any triangle the sqaured sum of the legs is equal to half the hypotenuse.
(b) For any triangle the sum of the legs squared is equal to the length of the hypotenuse.
(c) For any right triangle the diagonal side is equal to the sum of the legs.
(d) For any right triangle the square of the diagonal side is equal to the sum of the squares of the two legs.

3. What name did Euclid give for numbers that could be divided by numbers other than themselves and one?
(a) Composite numbers.
(b) Discrete numbers.
(c) Perfect numbers.
(d) Even numbers.

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

5. In Elements, how many postulates must be accepted as given?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Five.
(c) Twenty-two.
(d) Twelve,

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the Pythagorean Theorem accomplish for mathematics?

3. After Hippocrates, what shape did the Greeks attempt to square without success?

4. What is the name for determining the area of an enclosed space by constructing a square of equivalent area?

5. What was Hippocrates famous for?

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