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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 - Statistics, Trade-Offs, and Society, Close.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is an example of a coincidence?
(a) Finding a good parking spot.
(b) Finding a penny on the sidewalk.
(c) Being hired for a new job.
(d) Winning streak.

2. What did the Italian scientist discover?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Bubonic plague.
(c) Atom.
(d) Combustible fuel.

3. How does the business man travel?
(a) Plane.
(b) Train.
(c) Bus.
(d) Boat.

4. What word does Paulos use to describe fascination with averages?
(a) Seduction.
(b) Curiosity.
(c) Flamboyance.
(d) Amusement.

5. What was the age used in the example?
(a) 64.
(b) 85.
(c) 59.
(d) 72.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is not mentioned as something being estimated?

2. The first stranger's wife went to what kind of camp?

3. At what age did the second doctor think he would die?

4. Which doctor is referenced in this chapter?

5. Lack of what is responsible for that fear?

(see the answer key)

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