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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. Paulos jokes about how many hamburgers?
(a) 800.
(b) 300.
(c) 9.
(d) 120.

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

3. The mathematician is from what country?
(a) Greece.
(b) US.
(c) India.
(d) Egypt.

4. How many seats are there in the stadium?
(a) 962.
(b) 1,259.
(c) 1,104.
(d) 1,058.

5. Notation makes more sense than?
(a) Calculations.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Words.
(d) Diagrams.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the rain supposedly going to take place?

2. How many outfits can be created according to Paulos?

3. People seem to have the most trouble when dealing with what area of numbers?

4. What item helps mathematical illiterates understand the above theory?

5. What number is used in the joke about the population of the city?

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