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Geometry

written by: shimonbentzvi
 
This is a quiz on a much hated part of high school math.

Question 1:


What does the word "geometry" mean?
earth measure
size and measurement
width and length
shapes and sizes

Question 2:


What do we call a triangle that has three unequal sides?
heronian
equilateral
scalene
isosceles

Question 3:


The Law of Pythagoras can always be used to find the length of the hypotenuse of an isosceles triangle.
True
False

Question 4:


What is a curve?
A plane shape that never ends.
A plane shape that has no depth.
Anything that can be drawn in a plane without lifting the writing device.
A plane shape that is not straight.

Question 5:


Hexagon ABCDEF has six equal sides and six equal angles. How many degrees is each angle?
180 degrees
90 degrees
120 degrees
144 degrees

Question 6:


You have a string that is 120 inches. You must use this to enclose a shape of maximum area. What shape should you form?
A square of 30 inches on each side
A square of 60 inches on each side
A triangle of 30 inches on each side
A circle of circumference 120 inches

Question 7:


If we add up all the interior angles of a quadrilateral, what sum do we get?
90 degrees
360 degrees
180 degrees
540 degrees

Question 8:


Two angles of a triangle are 4 degrees and 56 degrees, respectively. How large is the third angle?
120 degrees
45 degrees
60 degrees
30 degrees

Question 9:


If we are using regular square graph papers, what do we call the point where the x-axis meets the y-axis?
the abscissa
the origin
the ordinate
the quadrant

Question 10:


The parallel sides of a trapezoid are 5 inches and 11 inches long. The height of the trapezoid is 4 inches. What is the area of the trapezoid?
32 square inches
256 inches
64 square inches
20 square inches

Question 11:


What do we call an angle of less than 90 degrees?
reflex
oblique
acute
obtuse

Question 12:


What was the name of the first geometry textbook which was written by the ancient Greek Euclid?
The Principia
The Academy
The Elements
The Stoia

 
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