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

2. What city is mentioned in one of the examples?
(a) Paris.
(b) Munich.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

3. What is the name of the expert in this chapter?
(a) Pythagoras.
(b) Newton.
(c) Paulos.
(d) Euclid.

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

5. Where do the two people meet?
(a) Business trip.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Bar.
(d) Mall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Each person knows approximately how many people?

2. Where do the strangers live?

3. What restaurant is referenced?

4. In what year was the discovery made?

5. What is the name of the mathematician who sees everything in numbers?

(see the answer key)

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