diff --git a/Lib/cu2qu/benchmark.py b/Lib/cu2qu/benchmark.py
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+from __future__ import print_function, division, absolute_import
+
+import random
+import timeit
+
+MAX_ERR = 5
+MAX_N = 10
+
+SETUP_CODE = '''
+from cu2qu import %s
+from __main__ import setup_%s
+args = setup_%s()
+'''
+
+
+def generate_curve():
+    return [
+        tuple(float(random.randint(0, 2048)) for coord in range(2))
+        for point in range(4)]
+
+
+def setup_curve_to_quadratic():
+    return generate_curve(), MAX_ERR, MAX_N
+
+
+def setup_curves_to_quadratic():
+    num_curves = 3
+    return (
+        [generate_curve() for curve in range(num_curves)],
+        [MAX_ERR] * num_curves, MAX_N)
+
+
+def run_test(name):
+    print('%s:' % name)
+    results = timeit.repeat(
+        '%s(*args)' % name,
+        setup=(SETUP_CODE % (name, name, name)),
+        repeat=1000, number=1)
+    print('min: %s s' % min(results))
+    print('avg: %s s' % (sum(results) / len(results)))
+    print()
+
+
+def main():
+    random.seed(1)
+    run_test('curve_to_quadratic')
+    run_test('curves_to_quadratic')
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()