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. What is the man afraid of?
(a) Snake.
(b) Heights.
(c) Bomb.
(d) Crash.

2. The first stranger's wife went to what kind of camp?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Girl Scout.
(c) Concentration.
(d) Church.

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

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

5. What does the man carry to help with the problem?
(a) Thermometer.
(b) Gum.
(c) Parachute.
(d) Bomb.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not in the list of things over which people become obsessed?

2. How many seats are there in the stadium?

3. What item of clothing is used in an example?

4. The author believes people need to learn how to understand _______.

5. What about coincidence makes it the most noticeable among events?

(see the answer key)

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