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

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

3. How many days is a man's cycle?
(a) 31 days.
(b) 23 days.
(c) 12 days.
(d) 28 days.

4. Paulos states that some people believe _______.
(a) 1 and 1 do not equal 2.
(b) Math is incomprehensible.
(c) Calculators rule the world.
(d) No one cares how to calculate tax.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which phrase is often used incorrectly?

2. Math is ________.

3. What is a student's last chance to learn math?

4. Which is an incorrect statement in science?

5. What is Paulos' forte?

(see the answer key)

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