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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. Where is the stadium located?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

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

3. What word does the author use to describe mathematical errors?
(a) Nonsensical.
(b) Egregious.
(c) Irritating.
(d) Erroneous.

4. Which of the following is not in the list of things over which people become obsessed?
(a) Fate.
(b) Irony.
(c) Synchronicity.
(d) Coincidence.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man carry to help with the problem?

2. People often compare which event?

3. How many outfits can be created according to Paulos?

4. Notation makes more sense than?

5. What number is used in the joke about the population of the city?

(see the answer key)

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