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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Heron's Formula for Triangular Area.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many definitions were stated in Elements?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Five.
(d) Twenty-three.

2. Which of the following were an example of twin primes?
(a) 11 and 13.
(b) 15 and 16.
(c) 19 and 22.
(d) 2 and 6.

3. According to Dunham, who was most able to collect knowledge from around the globe?
(a) Arabian scholars.
(b) Roman emporers.
(c) Greek tradesman.
(d) Greek philosophers.

4. Heron's work referred to the work of what other famous scholar?
(a) Hippocrates.
(b) Thales.
(c) Archimedes.
(d) Euclid.

5. What was the bases of Hippocrates's proof ?
(a) Properties of triangles and semicircles.
(b) Properties of points and lines.
(c) Properties of squares and cubes.
(d) Properties of area to volume measurements.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the author of the book Elements?

2. What did Ferdinand Lindeman prove in 1882?

3. Who was Eratosthanes?

4. Which of the following was NOT defined by Euclid?

5. What was Hippocrates famous for?

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