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. What item helps mathematical illiterates understand the above theory?
(a) Exponents.
(b) Subsets.
(c) Division.
(d) Multiplication.

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

3. Paulos denies that the personality is closely tied to which of the following?
(a) Zodiac.
(b) Height.
(c) Nationality.
(d) Nature.

4. Where is the stadium located?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Pittsburgh.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the mathematician who sees everything in numbers?

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

4. What percentage of possible fatality is almost always incorrect?

5. What news professional makes common errors in predictions?

(see the answer key)

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