Background Info.
What type of mathematics did Euclid produce?
A. Greek, B. Arabic, C. Babylonian, D. Chinese
What was the name of Euclid's most famous body of work?
A. Mathematica, B. Elements, C. The Principles of Geometry, D. Postulates
B. Elements
Euclid's encyclopedic work is called Elements. It is a compilation of propositions that are proven based on several assumptions.
What NC High School class has the most connections to Euclid's body of work?
A. Math 1 B. Math 2, C. Math 3, D. Math 4
B. Math 2
Math 2 has numerous standards involving geometric proofs. All of these originate with Euclid's body of work!
What city is Euclid from?
A. Athens, B. Alexandria, C. Olympia, D. Corinth
B. Alexandria
Alexandria was a Greek city along the Nile River in Egypt and became a center of Greek culture and learning for several centuries. It was the capital of Egypt during this time.
What is not a theory proven by Euclid in his body of work?
A. The Pythagorean Theorem, B. The infinitude of prime numbers, C. The construction of regular Platonic solids, D. The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
D. The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
Euclid's body of work was the _____ most published book in the Western world after the invention of the printing press.
A. First B. Second C. Third D. Fourth
B. Second
The Bible is first.
Who influenced Euclid's mathematical ideas? (there are multiple answers)
A. Heraclitus, B. Thales, C. Aristotle, D. Plato
B. Thales, C. Aristotle, D. Plato
Thales: a Greek merchant around during the 6th century B.C. was described as “the first philosopher and the father of geometry as a deductive study”
Plato and Aristotle: developed the idea that mathematical facts should be justified using reason
What did Euclid begin with in Book 1 of his body of work?
A. Definitions, postulates, and common notations, B. A set of proofs, C. A set of constructions, D. An essay
A. Definitions, postulates, and common notations
He started with 23 definitions and then listed a few statements about points, lines, angles, and circles that must be accepted in order to derive the rest of geometry through proofs. These basic statements are five common notations and five postulates and are referred to as the axioms in modern geometry terminology.
When did the first English translation of Euclid's body of work appear?
A. 1300s, B. 1400s, C. 1500s, D. 1600s
C. 1500s
The first English translation of Euclid's body of work appeared in 1570.
What time period did Euclid live and work in?
A. 300 BCE, B. 400 BCE, C. 500 BCE, D. 600 BCE
What topic was not covered in the "books" of the Euclid's body of work?
A. Plane geometry, B. Solid geometry, C. Magnitudes and ratios, D. Calculus of infinitesimals
D. Calculus of infinitesimals
Euclid's work was divided into 13 parts called books. These books cover plane geometry, solid geometry, magnitudes and ratios, and whole numbers and their ratios.
What does Euclid's name mean?
A. Glorious reputation, B. Renowned warrior, C. Wisdom seeker, D. Defender of men
A. Glorious reputation
It combines the Greek elements eu (meaning "good" or "well") and klês (a form of kleos, meaning "fame" or "glory").