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

2. 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.

3. Which words best describe how solid proofs were developed in Elements?
(a) Programmed order.
(b) Simple arguments.
(c) Axiomatic framework.
(d) Inverted scaffold.

4. Where did Hippocrates come from?
(a) Athens.
(b) Chios.
(c) Constinople.
(d) Rome.

5. "Straight lines in the same plane that will never meet if extended forever" is a definition of what?
(a) 180 degree angle.
(b) Circle.
(c) Intersection.
(d) Parallel lines.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Hippocrates famous for?

3. Which is one of the common notions presented in Elements?

4. What did Hippocrates do that advanced mathematical methods?

5. How many definitions were stated in Elements?

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