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

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

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

4. What percentage of possible fatality is almost always incorrect?
(a) 99%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 1%.

5. What item helps mathematical illiterates understand the above theory?
(a) Multiplication.
(b) Exponents.
(c) Division.
(d) Subsets.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The mathematician is from what country?

3. The author believes people need to learn how to understand _______.

4. What city is mentioned in one of the examples?

5. What common structure is used in the comparison?

(see the answer key)

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