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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the stadium located?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Philadelphia.

2. What is Paulos' forte?
(a) Solving riddles.
(b) Explaining coincidences.
(c) Creating word problems.
(d) Devising new calculating systems.

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

4. What is Paulos' favorite pseudoscience?
(a) Psychometry.
(b) Phrenology.
(c) Numerology.
(d) Astrology.

5. Paulos believes that the theory may seem:
(a) Superfluous.
(b) Elementary.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Illogical.

Short Answer Questions

1. The student mistakenly assumed that his professor believed in what?

2. Things are often misused if they are ______.

3. Paulos likes to debunk which of the following?

4. Which is the false adage pointed out by Paulos?

5. What is the name of the mathematician who sees everything in numbers?

(see the answer key)

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