Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences Quiz | Eight 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 | Eight Week Quiz A

John Allen Paulos
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction, Chapter 1 - Examples and Principles.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What percentage of rain is referenced?
(a) 50%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 75%.

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

4. What number is used in the joke about the population of the city?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 6.
(c) 18.
(d) 120.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What item of clothing is used in an example?

3. Notation makes more sense than?

4. Where is the stadium located?

5. Paulos believes that the theory may seem:

(see the answer key)

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