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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. What is one of the most common mistakes in math?
(a) Estimating probability.
(b) Remembering the value of pi.
(c) Calculating diameter.
(d) Solving word problems.

2. Paulos jokes about how many hamburgers?
(a) 300.
(b) 120.
(c) 800.
(d) 9.

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

4. How many bricks are in the wall?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 8,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 10,000.

5. What number is used in the joke about the population of the city?
(a) 6.
(b) 120.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city is mentioned in one of the examples?

2. Where do the strangers live?

3. What item helps mathematical illiterates understand the above theory?

4. Who was a giant in psychiatry?

5. How does the business man travel?

(see the answer key)

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