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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. Where do the two people meet?
(a) Mall.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Business trip.
(d) Bar.

2. People often confuse the two types of which of the following?
(a) Practicality.
(b) Significance.
(c) Probability.
(d) Estimation.

3. In what year was the discovery made?
(a) 1394.
(b) 1492.
(c) 1537.
(d) 1681.

4. What is a student's last chance to learn math?
(a) On the job.
(b) College.
(c) Middle school.
(d) High school.

5. What did the doctor invent?
(a) Poisson's Formula.
(b) The rat's maze.
(c) Biorhythmic analysis.
(d) Slide rule.

Short Answer Questions

1. Paulos uses what item of clothing in the next example?

2. What stadium is referenced?

3. The doctor was convinced about his:

4. Which group does this coincidence often apply to?

5. What item in the stadium is used as an example?

(see the answer key)

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