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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. Which is an example of a coincidence?
(a) Being hired for a new job.
(b) Finding a penny on the sidewalk.
(c) Finding a good parking spot.
(d) Winning streak.

2. In what did the doctor not believe?
(a) Coincidences.
(b) Surgery.
(c) Phobias.
(d) Vaccines.

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

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

5. What is the name of the expert in this chapter?
(a) Pythagoras.
(b) Newton.
(c) Paulos.
(d) Euclid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the inventor from?

2. What percentage of rain is referenced?

3. What stadium is referenced?

4. This doctor was fond of which topic?

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

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