The ancient Roman architect Vitruvius associated the perfected male form with the perfect geometry of:
A. the square and rectangle.
B. the circle and square.
C. the triangle and circle.
D. the rectangle and triangle.
E. None of these answers are correct.
B
In Vitruvius' form, the figure stands inside a square defined by his height and the span of his arms, and a circled centered at his navel.
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