Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

John Allen Paulos
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 80 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

John Allen Paulos
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 80 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Buy the Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences Lesson Plans
Name: _________________________ Period: ___________________

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year was the discovery made?
(a) 1492.
(b) 1681.
(c) 1537.
(d) 1394.

3. What is the probability of people being directly linked?
(a) 25%.
(b) 1%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 99%.

4. What percentage of rain is referenced?
(a) 50%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 25%.

5. Paulos likes to debunk which of the following?
(a) Astrology.
(b) Religion.
(c) Abstract thinking.
(d) Evolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does this occur?

2. Paulos believes that most people fall where in their mathematical understanding?

3. Paulos states that some people believe _______.

4. Which doctor is referenced in this chapter?

5. How many bricks are in the wall?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 120 words
(approx. 1 page at 300 words per page)
Buy the Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences Lesson Plans
Copyrights
BookRags
Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences from BookRags. (c)2025 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.