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 item in the stadium is used as an example?
(a) Vendors.
(b) Bases.
(c) Seats.
(d) Players.

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

3. Who made one of the most important and yet simple mathematical discoveries?
(a) Paulos.
(b) Freud.
(c) Newton.
(d) Archimedes.

4. What is the name of the mathematician who sees everything in numbers?
(a) Paulos.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Ramanujan.
(d) Euclid.

5. What stadium is referenced?
(a) Wrigley Field.
(b) Three Rivers Stadium.
(c) Veteran's Stadium.
(d) Yankee Stadium.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the expert in this chapter?

2. What item in the structure is referenced?

3. What professional often makes major errors in calculating percentages?

4. What news professional makes common errors in predictions?

5. What percentage of rain is referenced?

(see the answer key)

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