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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. What theory states that any number, no matter how large, can be achieved by adding smaller numbers together?
(a) Theory of Relativity.
(b) Pythagorean Theorem.
(c) Euclid's Law.
(d) The Archimedes Principle.

2. What great writer is mentioned in this chapter?
(a) Woolf.
(b) Dickens.
(c) Eliot.
(d) Shakespeare.

3. Paulos believes that most people fall where in their mathematical understanding?
(a) Top 10%.
(b) Bottom 10%.
(c) Middle.
(d) Lower quadrant.

4. Where was the inventor from?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) US.

5. What word does the author use to describe mathematical errors?
(a) Erroneous.
(b) Nonsensical.
(c) Egregious.
(d) Irritating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the invention reveal?

2. Which phrase is often used incorrectly?

3. What item helps mathematical illiterates understand the above theory?

4. What is Paulos' forte?

5. Innumerates are more likely to believe in what?

(see the answer key)

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