Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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 | Eight Week Quiz C

John Allen Paulos
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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. In what year did the Italian scientist make this discovery?
(a) 1573.
(b) 1349.
(c) 1618.
(d) 1942.

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

3. What item in the stadium is used as an example?
(a) Players.
(b) Seats.
(c) Vendors.
(d) Bases.

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

5. People often compare which event?
(a) Anniversaries.
(b) Shoe size.
(c) Birthdays.
(d) Age.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the discovery made?

2. Who was a giant in psychiatry?

3. Notation makes more sense than?

4. What would make math easier for people?

5. What about coincidence makes it the most noticeable among events?

(see the answer key)

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