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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which group does this coincidence often apply to?
(a) Seniors.
(b) Children.
(c) Taxi drivers.
(d) Gamblers.
2. What type of academic would most likely cringe over a misused word?
(a) Philologist.
(b) Grammarian.
(c) Philatilist.
(d) Garanimal.
3. What is the name of the expert in this chapter?
(a) Newton.
(b) Euclid.
(c) Paulos.
(d) Pythagoras.
4. What does the man gauge to help his fear?
(a) Distance.
(b) Probability.
(c) Weather.
(d) Height.
5. Which of the following is not in the list of things over which people become obsessed?
(a) Fate.
(b) Coincidence.
(c) Synchronicity.
(d) Irony.
6. Which explorer is referenced?
(a) Vespucci.
(b) Cortez.
(c) Columbus.
(d) Magellan.
7. Paulos jokes about how many hamburgers?
(a) 120.
(b) 300.
(c) 9.
(d) 800.
8. In what year was the discovery made?
(a) 1492.
(b) 1394.
(c) 1537.
(d) 1681.
9. The first stranger's wife went to what kind of camp?
(a) Girl Scout.
(b) Church.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Concentration.
10. What item of clothing is used in an example?
(a) Skirt.
(b) Shoe.
(c) Coat.
(d) Sock.
11. What is one of the most common mistakes in math?
(a) Remembering the value of pi.
(b) Estimating probability.
(c) Calculating diameter.
(d) Solving word problems.
12. Where do the two people meet?
(a) Business trip.
(b) Mall.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Bar.
13. How many seats are there in the stadium?
(a) 1,058.
(b) 1,104.
(c) 962.
(d) 1,259.
14. What is the probability of people being directly linked?
(a) 25%.
(b) 99%.
(c) 1%.
(d) 10%.
15. Which phrase is often used incorrectly?
(a) Play more and win more.
(b) It's a small world.
(c) A fool and his money are soon parted
(d) Haste makes waste.
Short Answer Questions
1. People often compare which event?
2. What is the man afraid of?
3. What is Paulos' forte?
4. What item helps mathematical illiterates understand the above theory?
5. People seem to have the most trouble when dealing with what area of numbers?
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