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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Probability and Coincidence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Paulos often has people ask him about what?
(a) Astrology.
(b) Education.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) His family.

2. Where was the inventor from?
(a) US.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

3. Which staff member is mentioned?
(a) Secretary.
(b) Executive assistant.
(c) Chief of Staff.
(d) Treasurer.

4. What makes Paulos crazy about major math mistakes.
(a) No one cares.
(b) People don't notice.
(c) No one corrects the offender.
(d) It is accepted.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not in the list of things over which people become obsessed?

3. What word does the author use to describe mathematical errors?

4. How many bricks are in the wall?

5. The mathematician is from what country?

(see the answer key)

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