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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. Paulos was encouraged to learn math because ____.
(a) Childhood trauma.
(b) Couldn't tell time.
(c) Father was a math teacher.
(d) Wanted to learn about money.

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

3. How many bricks are in the wall?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 8,000.
(d) 10,000.

4. What is the probability of people being directly linked?
(a) 99%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 1%.
(d) 25%.

5. Teachers may not teach math because of:
(a) Incompetence.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the man afraid of?

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

3. What common structure is used in the comparison?

4. Paulos believes that technological advances encourage:

5. What percentage of rain is referenced?

(see the answer key)

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