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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. Teachers may not teach math because of:
(a) Apathy.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Incompetence.
(d) Fear.

2. Who is the first doctor mentioned?
(a) Salk.
(b) Jung.
(c) Einstein.
(d) Freud.

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

4. Paulos denies that the personality is closely tied to which of the following?
(a) Height.
(b) Nature.
(c) Zodiac.
(d) Nationality.

5. What is not a common aid used to teach math?
(a) Yarstick.
(b) Riddles.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Diagrams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is related to pseudoscience?

2. Paulos states that some people believe _______.

3. How many days is a woman's cycle?

4. Which of the following is rationalized?

5. Paulos mentions which famous structure?

(see the answer key)

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