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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 is the man afraid of?
(a) Heights.
(b) Snake.
(c) Crash.
(d) Bomb.

2. What is another name for those not proficient in math?
(a) Innumerates.
(b) Illiterates.
(c) Uneducated.
(d) Morons.

3. Deciding how to buy which item might help children learn?
(a) Bread.
(b) Pasta.
(c) Milk.
(d) Cereal.

4. What did Paulos dream about?
(a) Solving the world's largest word problem.
(b) Baseball.
(c) A hut on a tropical island beach.
(d) Flying to the moon.

5. People seem to have the most trouble when dealing with what area of numbers?
(a) Tens.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Millions.
(d) Thousands.

Short Answer Questions

1. A correct answer is _______.

2. The author mentions sagas from which country?

3. What does the man carry to help with the problem?

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

5. Many people are numerate despite lack of:

(see the answer key)

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