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

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 D

John Allen Paulos
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 - Pseudoscience.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many bricks are in the wall?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 8,000.

2. What is CSICOP?
(a) Council for Studious Classification of Pythagoras.
(b) Committee for Simple Conversion of Pi.
(c) Conclave of Scientists Clashing with Pseudoscience.
(d) Committee for Scientific Claims of the Paranormal.

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

4. What would make math easier for people?
(a) Destroying all calculators.
(b) Making it personal.
(c) Giving everyone a calculator.
(d) Spelling it out.

5. Which doctor is referenced in this chapter?
(a) Curie.
(b) Salk.
(c) Fleiss.
(d) Shubert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the invention reveal?

2. What did the Italian scientist discover?

3. What makes Paulos crazy about major math mistakes.

4. Paulos jokes about how many hamburgers?

5. The doctor was convinced about his:

(see the answer key)

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