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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. People often compare which event?
(a) Birthdays.
(b) Shoe size.
(c) Anniversaries.
(d) Age.

2. People seem to have the most trouble when dealing with what area of numbers?
(a) Millions.
(b) Thousands.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) Tens.

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

4. What is one of the most common mistakes in math?
(a) Estimating probability.
(b) Calculating diameter.
(c) Solving word problems.
(d) Remembering the value of pi.

5. What item in the structure is referenced?
(a) Windows.
(b) Doors.
(c) Bricks.
(d) Nails.

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

7. What does the man gauge to help his fear?
(a) Height.
(b) Weather.
(c) Probability.
(d) Distance.

8. What common structure is used in the comparison?
(a) Church.
(b) House.
(c) Mall.
(d) Garage.

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

10. What news professional makes common errors in predictions?
(a) Meteorologist.
(b) Science analyst.
(c) Anchor.
(d) Political reporter.

11. What item in the stadium is used as an example?
(a) Seats.
(b) Players.
(c) Vendors.
(d) Bases.

12. Which of the following is not in the list of things over which people become obsessed?
(a) Fate.
(b) Coincidence.
(c) Irony.
(d) Synchronicity.

13. What is the name of the mathematician who sees everything in numbers?
(a) Paulos.
(b) Euclid.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Ramanujan.

14. When is the rain supposedly going to take place?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Weekend.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What about coincidence makes it the most noticeable among events?

2. Paulos jokes about how many hamburgers?

3. What number is used in the joke about the population of the city?

4. What would make math easier for people?

5. Paulos refers to which Italian scientist?

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