Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics Quiz Questions | Quiz: Hippocrates' Quadrature of the Lune to Euclid and the Infinitude of Primes

Quiz: Hippocrates' Quadrature of the Lune to Euclid and the Infinitude of Primes

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What was Hippocrates's great advance to mathematics?
a) He showed how to square a circle.
b) He showed how to square a figure with curved sides.
c) He showed how to simplify the area of a triangle.
d) He showed how to find the angles in a right triangle.

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

3. Which of the following is an example of a perfect number?
a) 10.
b) 1.
c) 6.
d) 20.

4. What is true about...
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