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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the text how many adults are there in the US?
(a) 200 million.
(b) 250 million.
(c) 100 million.
(d) 300 million.

2. Which phrase is often used incorrectly?
(a) Haste makes waste.
(b) Play more and win more.
(c) A fool and his money are soon parted
(d) It's a small world.

3. What is another name for those not proficient in math?
(a) Morons.
(b) Illiterates.
(c) Uneducated.
(d) Innumerates.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man carry to help with the problem?

2. What is Paulos' forte?

3. Paulos refers to which Italian scientist?

4. In what did the doctor not believe?

5. Paulos often has people ask him about what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Paulos' suggestion for making math more understandable to the general public?

2. What is the last principle discussed in chapter 1?

3. What is the example used to separate numerates from innumerates?

4. Who is the second famous doctor introduced by Paulos? Which topic was this doctor fascinated by?

5. Which famous doctor does Paulos introduce first? What is the doctor's opinion?

6. What do doctors often do that is mathematically incorrect?

7. What would be one of the easiest ways to reduce or eliminate errors?

8. The first example Paulos uses about percentages relates to weather forecasters. What is the mistake?

9. How would embracing scientific notation help people with large numbers?

10. The author believes that people are often obsessed by what topics?

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