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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Probability and Coincidence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do people notice the coincidences?
(a) Look for patterns.
(b) Focus on wins.
(c) Someone points them out.
(d) Focus on bad things.

2. How many outfits can be created according to Paulos?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

3. Paulos believes that most people fall where in their mathematical understanding?
(a) Middle.
(b) Bottom 10%.
(c) Lower quadrant.
(d) Top 10%.

4. What did the explorer discover?
(a) Polio vaccine.
(b) America.
(c) Spice Islands.
(d) Fountain of Youth.

5. Where was the inventor from?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) US.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bricks are in the wall?

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

3. What theory states that any number, no matter how large, can be achieved by adding smaller numbers together?

4. When is the rain supposedly going to take place?

5. What did the Italian scientist discover?

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