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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 - Pseudoscience.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the most misunderstood items according to Paulos?
(a) Large numbers.
(b) Calculators.
(c) Multiplication tables.
(d) Scientific notation.

2. According to Paulos, math has many ________.
(a) Certainties.
(b) Inconsistencies.
(c) Mysteries.
(d) Variables.

3. What great writer is mentioned in this chapter?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Woolf.
(c) Eliot.
(d) Dickens.

4. What type of doctor was he?
(a) Phd in Physics.
(b) Medical doctor.
(c) Research Scientist.
(d) Psychoanalyst.

5. Which other country is mentioned?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Norway.
(c) Greenland.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do people often use to rationalize things?

2. What did Paulos dream about?

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

4. Who is the first doctor mentioned?

5. Which president is mentioned in the beginning of this chapter?

(see the answer key)

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