Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

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 | Four Week Quiz A

John Allen Paulos
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Probability and Coincidence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is the rain supposedly going to take place?
(a) Monday.
(b) Weekend.
(c) Friday.
(d) Wednesday.

2. What did the explorer discover?
(a) Polio vaccine.
(b) Spice Islands.
(c) Fountain of Youth.
(d) America.

3. What item in the structure is referenced?
(a) Bricks.
(b) Windows.
(c) Doors.
(d) Nails.

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

5. What common structure is used in the comparison?
(a) Church.
(b) House.
(c) Mall.
(d) Garage.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the discovery made?

2. What is Paulos' forte?

3. Which explorer is referenced?

4. What theory states that any number, no matter how large, can be achieved by adding smaller numbers together?

5. Which two presidents are discussed in reference to coincidence?

(see the answer key)

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