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

2. What is stronger than gravity?
(a) Tides.
(b) Moon.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Obstetrician.

3. This doctor was fond of which topic?
(a) Synchronicity.
(b) Airplanes.
(c) Vaccines.
(d) Fate.

4. What is Paulos' favorite pseudoscience?
(a) Phrenology.
(b) Astrology.
(c) Numerology.
(d) Psychometry.

5. Who cannot teach simple math to students?
(a) Parents.
(b) Peers.
(c) Calculus professor.
(d) Elementary school teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what did the doctor not believe?

2. Which phrase is often used incorrectly?

3. What did the explorer discover?

4. People often compare which event?

5. What does the man gauge to help his fear?

(see the answer key)

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