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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. A correct answer is _______.
(a) Dependent.
(b) Questionable.
(c) A correct answer.
(d) Certain.

2. Which is taught in elementary schools?
(a) Algorithms.
(b) Subsets.
(c) Trigonometry.
(d) Algebra.

3. What did the doctor invent?
(a) Slide rule.
(b) The rat's maze.
(c) Biorhythmic analysis.
(d) Poisson's Formula.

4. Who is the first doctor mentioned?
(a) Jung.
(b) Freud.
(c) Salk.
(d) Einstein.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which explorer is referenced?

2. Paulos states that some people believe _______.

3. What theory states that any number, no matter how large, can be achieved by adding smaller numbers together?

4. Which president is mentioned in the beginning of this chapter?

5. Which is related to pseudoscience?

(see the answer key)

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