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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 - Statistics, Trade-Offs, and Society, Close.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the text how many adults are there in the US?
(a) 100 million.
(b) 300 million.
(c) 250 million.
(d) 200 million.

2. Which capital city is mentioned?
(a) London.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Copenhagen.

3. How many days is a man's cycle?
(a) 28 days.
(b) 23 days.
(c) 12 days.
(d) 31 days.

4. Many are innumerate because they cannot connect math to:
(a) Abstract concepts.
(b) Personal experience.
(c) Anything important.
(d) Daily living.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is not a reason for innumeracy?

2. Lack of what is responsible for that fear?

3. What is often caused by childhood trauma?

4. How much would the actual discount be on the clothing item after a second discount?

5. What type of doctor was he?

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