Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

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 B

John Allen Paulos
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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. What is not a reason for innumeracy?
(a) DIfficulty.
(b) Psychological block.
(c) Misconception.
(d) Poor education.

2. How many theoretical results are mentioned regarding probabilities?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. The student mistakenly assumed that his professor believed in what?
(a) Extraterrestrials.
(b) Love potions.
(c) Magic.
(d) Fairies.

4. This doctor was fond of which topic?
(a) Fate.
(b) Synchronicity.
(c) Airplanes.
(d) Vaccines.

5. What is a student's last chance to learn math?
(a) Middle school.
(b) On the job.
(c) College.
(d) High school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two household appliances are used in the example?

2. In what year did the Italian scientist make this discovery?

3. Which book in the Bible is quoted by Paulos?

4. Where do the two people meet?

5. What is often used to explain non-science?

(see the answer key)

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