Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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 D

John Allen Paulos
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 - Pseudoscience.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of doctor was he?
(a) Medical doctor.
(b) Research Scientist.
(c) Psychoanalyst.
(d) Phd in Physics.

3. What animal is referred to by the author?
(a) Tiger.
(b) Mouse.
(c) Monkey.
(d) Giraffe.

4. What is the term for knowing something before it happens?
(a) Lucky guess.
(b) Deja vu.
(c) Coincidence.
(d) Precognition.

5. What about coincidence makes it the most noticeable among events?
(a) Fear.
(b) Research.
(c) Focus.
(d) Superstition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which doctor was the inventor's good friend?

2. According to the text how many adults are there in the US?

3. Paulos states that some people believe _______.

4. What is stronger than gravity?

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

(see the answer key)

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