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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This doctor was fond of which topic?
(a) Fate.
(b) Vaccines.
(c) Airplanes.
(d) Synchronicity.

2. Where is the stadium located?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

3. Paulos believes that the theory may seem:
(a) Superfluous.
(b) Illogical.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Elementary.

4. The first stranger's wife went to what kind of camp?
(a) Concentration.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Girl Scout.
(d) Church.

5. Paulos jokes about how many hamburgers?
(a) 9.
(b) 300.
(c) 800.
(d) 120.

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

7. Which explorer is referenced?
(a) Cortez.
(b) Columbus.
(c) Vespucci.
(d) Magellan.

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

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

10. What stadium is referenced?
(a) Yankee Stadium.
(b) Three Rivers Stadium.
(c) Wrigley Field.
(d) Veteran's Stadium.

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

12. In what year did the Italian scientist make this discovery?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1618.
(c) 1573.
(d) 1349.

13. What professional often makes major errors in calculating percentages?
(a) Salesman.
(b) Math teacher.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Lawyer.

14. What is the name of the expert in this chapter?
(a) Euclid.
(b) Paulos.
(c) Pythagoras.
(d) Newton.

15. What does the man carry to help with the problem?
(a) Bomb.
(b) Thermometer.
(c) Parachute.
(d) Gum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of academic would most likely cringe over a misused word?

2. What word does the author use to describe mathematical errors?

3. Notation makes more sense than?

4. How many bricks are in the wall?

5. What restaurant is referenced?

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