View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Whence Innumeracy?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What piece of office equipment is mentioned?
(a) Computer.
(b) Typewriter.
(c) Copier.
(d) Telephone.

2. Which two presidents are discussed in reference to coincidence?
(a) Lincoln and Kennedy.
(b) Nixon and Johnson.
(c) Adams and Jefferson.
(d) Washington and Cleveland.

3. What is the probability of 2 people being linked by 2 intermediates?
(a) 1%.
(b) 99%.
(c) 56%.
(d) 75%.

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

5. Which can be blamed for poor curriculum?
(a) Reading level of students.
(b) Economic data.
(c) Budget.
(d) Employment demographics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is an example of a coincidence?

2. What is the term for knowing something before it happens?

3. What makes Paulos crazy about major math mistakes.

4. What about coincidence makes it the most noticeable among events?

5. Which other country is mentioned?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 154 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample