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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did the second doctor think he would die?
(a) 72.
(b) 68.
(c) 51.
(d) 47.

2. What piece of office equipment is mentioned?
(a) Telephone.
(b) Copier.
(c) Computer.
(d) Typewriter.

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

4. What famous doctor does Paulos consider to be an innumerate?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Koop.
(c) Freud.
(d) Salk.

5. Innumerates are more likely to believe in what?
(a) Atlantis.
(b) UFOs.
(c) Fairies.
(d) Absolutes.

6. A correct answer is _______.
(a) Dependent.
(b) A correct answer.
(c) Questionable.
(d) Certain.

7. The author mentions sagas from which country?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Norway.
(c) Greece.
(d) Iceland.

8. In elementary school, math is rarely _______.
(a) Integrated.
(b) Pursued.
(c) Taught.
(d) Valued.

9. How many days is a woman's cycle?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 23 days.
(c) 28 days.
(d) 14 days.

10. Which president is mentioned in the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Kennedy.
(c) Reagan.
(d) Bush.

11. What is CSICOP?
(a) Council for Studious Classification of Pythagoras.
(b) Conclave of Scientists Clashing with Pseudoscience.
(c) Committee for Scientific Claims of the Paranormal.
(d) Committee for Simple Conversion of Pi.

12. What is not a reason for innumeracy?
(a) Poor education.
(b) DIfficulty.
(c) Psychological block.
(d) Misconception.

13. What is the best way to improve math skills?
(a) Reading math books.
(b) Study underlying philosophy.
(c) Practice.
(d) Teach another.

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

15. Which can be blamed for poor curriculum?
(a) Economic data.
(b) Reading level of students.
(c) Employment demographics.
(d) Budget.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is used as one of the examples?

2. What is not mentioned as something being estimated?

3. Teaching which skill is helpful?

4. Deciding how to buy which item might help children learn?

5. Which doctor is referenced in this chapter?

(see the answer keys)

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