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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Whence Innumeracy?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was a giant in psychiatry?
(a) Jung.
(b) Koop.
(c) Salk.
(d) Curie.

2. What city is mentioned in one of the examples?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) New York.
(d) Munich.

3. What makes Paulos crazy about major math mistakes.
(a) People don't notice.
(b) It is accepted.
(c) No one cares.
(d) No one corrects the offender.

4. What age is the child mentioned?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

5. Teaching which skill is helpful?
(a) Rounding numbers.
(b) Decimals.
(c) Exponents.
(d) Fraction conversion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the discovery made?

2. What is CSICOP?

3. In what year did the Italian scientist make this discovery?

4. Innumerates are more likely to believe in what?

5. What is Paulos' favorite pseudoscience?

(see the answer key)

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