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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cardano and the Solution of the Cubic.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Cardano's character?
(a) Eccentric.
(b) Arrogant.
(c) Religious.
(d) Flirtacious.

2. Who was the first of ancient philosophers to consider why geometric properties existed?
(a) Hippocrates.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Pythagoras.
(d) Thales.

3. Where was the modern number system developed?
(a) In the East.
(b) In ancient Rome.
(c) In the West.
(d) In ancient Alexanderia.

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

5. According to Euclid, when is a triangle a right triangle?
(a) When a triangle has a side whose square is the sum of the squares of the two legs.
(b) When a triangle can be constructed with three unequal sides.
(c) When a triangle has three sides whose squares are equal to the area of the triangle.
(d) When a triangle does not have a side which can be considered a hypotenuse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which mathematician was first to take the challenge to solve cubic equations?

2. Who asked Tartaglia for his solution to cubic equations?

3. What range of values did Archimedes determine for pi?

4. What was Eratosthanes most famous for?

5. Who wrote a treatise that supposed that cubic equations may be impossible to solve?

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