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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. In general, what did Euclid's number theory describe?
(a) The nature of whole numbers.
(b) The nature of measuring geometry.
(c) The relationship of fractions to decimals.
(d) The relationship of decimals to integers.

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

3. What provided most of the content in the book Elements?
(a) Notions.
(b) Postulates.
(c) Propositions.
(d) Hypotheses.

4. What did Dunham consider extraordinary about the Elements?
(a) How Hippocrates ordered the book.
(b) How geometric proofs were presented.
(c) The content was totally unique.
(d) The content was not based on previous authors' work.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following was NOT one of the things Dunham claimed was ingenious about Euclid's proof of the Pythagorean theorem?

3. What was Hippocrates famous for?

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

5. What did Euclid do in his 48th proposition?

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