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In the 13th century, a mathematician called _________ discovered that the ratio 5:8 is part of an infinite series of numbers that all approach the golden 1.618.
 
  A. Jordanus
  B. Caralieri
  C. Euclid
  D. Fibonacci
  E. Pascal

Question 2

By rotating a diagonal of a square both ways a figure called ________ is created.
 
  A. entasis
  B. mixed media
  C. spiral
  D. Fibonacci numbers
  E. a canon of proportions



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

C



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