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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. What is often used to explain non-science?
(a) Useless statistics.
(b) Nonsense.
(c) False reports.
(d) Double talk.

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

3. The author believes people need to learn how to understand _______.
(a) Geometry.
(b) Large numbers.
(c) Algebra.
(d) Higher math concepts.

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

5. Where is the stadium located?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Paulos jokes about how many hamburgers?

2. What did the explorer discover?

3. Paulos believes that technological advances encourage:

4. Correlation is not necessarily tied to:

5. Innumeracy is ________.

(see the answer key)

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