Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

John Allen Paulos
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 80 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

John Allen Paulos
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 - Pseudoscience.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which doctor was the inventor's good friend?
(a) Wellby.
(b) Jung.
(c) Oppenheimer.
(d) Freud.

2. Who is the first doctor mentioned?
(a) Einstein.
(b) Freud.
(c) Salk.
(d) Jung.

3. Which of the following is not in the list of things over which people become obsessed?
(a) Fate.
(b) Synchronicity.
(c) Irony.
(d) Coincidence.

4. According to the text how many adults are there in the US?
(a) 250 million.
(b) 200 million.
(c) 300 million.
(d) 100 million.

5. What is the name of the expert in this chapter?
(a) Newton.
(b) Euclid.
(c) Pythagoras.
(d) Paulos.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bricks are in the wall?

2. What stadium is referenced?

3. Paulos jokes about how many hamburgers?

4. Why do people notice the coincidences?

5. In what year did the Italian scientist make this discovery?

(see the answer key)

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