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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. People seem to have the most trouble when dealing with what area of numbers?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Millions.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) Tens.

2. What would make math easier for people?
(a) Giving everyone a calculator.
(b) Destroying all calculators.
(c) Spelling it out.
(d) Making it personal.

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

4. What professional often makes major errors in calculating percentages?
(a) Salesman.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Math teacher.

5. What item in the structure is referenced?
(a) Windows.
(b) Bricks.
(c) Doors.
(d) Nails.

Short Answer Questions

1. Notation makes more sense than?

2. What type of academic would most likely cringe over a misused word?

3. What theory states that any number, no matter how large, can be achieved by adding smaller numbers together?

4. Paulos believes that the theory may seem:

5. What is another name for those not proficient in math?

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