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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. What city is mentioned in one of the examples?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) New York.
(d) Munich.

2. Which of the following is not in the list of things over which people become obsessed?
(a) Irony.
(b) Coincidence.
(c) Fate.
(d) Synchronicity.

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

4. What did the Italian scientist discover?
(a) Combustible fuel.
(b) Bubonic plague.
(c) Atom.
(d) Pluto.

5. The situation for mathematically uneducated high school students is:
(a) Critical.
(b) A fact of life.
(c) Sad.
(d) Inexcusable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is mentioned as being highly affected by lack of estimating skills?

2. What is not a common aid used to teach math?

3. How many outfits can be created according to Paulos?

4. What restaurant is referenced?

5. Why do people notice the coincidences?

(see the answer key)

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