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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 - Pseudoscience.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why do people notice the coincidences?
(a) Focus on wins.
(b) Someone points them out.
(c) Focus on bad things.
(d) Look for patterns.
2. What do people often use to rationalize things?
(a) Back talk.
(b) Reverse logic.
(c) Psychoanalysis.
(d) Escape clause.
3. Which of the following is rationalized?
(a) False evidence.
(b) Truth in predictions.
(c) Uncertain results.
(d) Failure of predictions.
4. What famous doctor does Paulos consider to be an innumerate?
(a) Salk.
(b) Freud.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Koop.
5. Which/whose formula is discussed?
(a) Poisson.
(b) Theory of Relativity.
(c) Newton.
(d) Pythagorean Theorem.
Short Answer Questions
1. What theory states that any number, no matter how large, can be achieved by adding smaller numbers together?
2. At what age did the second doctor think he would die?
3. What makes Paulos crazy about major math mistakes.
4. What is stronger than gravity?
5. In what year did the Italian scientist make this discovery?
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