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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. Paulos was encouraged to learn math because ____.
(a) Couldn't tell time.
(b) Wanted to learn about money.
(c) Childhood trauma.
(d) Father was a math teacher.

2. Which is not one of the algorithms mentioned?
(a) Subtraction.
(b) Addition.
(c) Fractions.
(d) Exponents.

3. Which two presidents are discussed in reference to coincidence?
(a) Washington and Cleveland.
(b) Adams and Jefferson.
(c) Lincoln and Kennedy.
(d) Nixon and Johnson.

4. Things are often misused if they are ______.
(a) Mathematical.
(b) Oversimplified.
(c) Abstract.
(d) Understated.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Paulos, math has many ________.

2. What piece of office equipment is mentioned?

3. The situation for mathematically uneducated high school students is:

4. Who is the first doctor mentioned?

5. Which is an example of a coincidence?

(see the answer key)

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