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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 - Statistics, Trade-Offs, and Society, Close.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who cannot teach simple math to students?
(a) Calculus professor.
(b) Peers.
(c) Parents.
(d) Elementary school teacher.

2. What famous doctor does Paulos consider to be an innumerate?
(a) Freud.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Salk.
(d) Koop.

3. People often confuse the two types of which of the following?
(a) Significance.
(b) Estimation.
(c) Practicality.
(d) Probability.

4. The doctor was convinced about his:
(a) Scientific prowess.
(b) Golf score.
(c) Math skills.
(d) Time of death.

5. In what year was the discovery made?
(a) 1394.
(b) 1492.
(c) 1537.
(d) 1681.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Paulos' favorite pseudoscience?

2. What is the probability of people being directly linked?

3. Teaching which skill is helpful?

4. Which other country is mentioned?

5. What restaurant is referenced?

(see the answer key)

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