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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 name of the mathematician who sees everything in numbers?
(a) Euclid.
(b) Ramanujan.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Paulos.

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

3. How many bricks are in the wall?
(a) 8,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 5,000.

4. Paulos believes that most people fall where in their mathematical understanding?
(a) Middle.
(b) Lower quadrant.
(c) Top 10%.
(d) Bottom 10%.

5. What does the man gauge to help his fear?
(a) Height.
(b) Weather.
(c) Probability.
(d) Distance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which staff member is mentioned?

2. What makes Paulos crazy about major math mistakes.

3. What percentage of possible fatality is almost always incorrect?

4. What item in the stadium is used as an example?

5. How many seats are there in the stadium?

(see the answer key)

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