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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which explorer is referenced?
(a) Columbus.
(b) Magellan.
(c) Vespucci.
(d) Cortez.

2. What item of clothing is used in an example?
(a) Skirt.
(b) Sock.
(c) Shoe.
(d) Coat.

3. What did the explorer discover?
(a) Fountain of Youth.
(b) America.
(c) Spice Islands.
(d) Polio vaccine.

4. What item in the stadium is used as an example?
(a) Players.
(b) Bases.
(c) Vendors.
(d) Seats.

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

6. What number is used in the joke about the population of the city?
(a) 18.
(b) 6.
(c) 120.
(d) 1,000.

7. When is the rain supposedly going to take place?
(a) Weekend.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Friday.

8. How many seats are there in the stadium?
(a) 1,058.
(b) 1,104.
(c) 1,259.
(d) 962.

9. Which group does this coincidence often apply to?
(a) Taxi drivers.
(b) Gamblers.
(c) Children.
(d) Seniors.

10. What common structure is used in the comparison?
(a) Church.
(b) House.
(c) Garage.
(d) Mall.

11. The mathematician is from what country?
(a) India.
(b) Greece.
(c) Egypt.
(d) US.

12. Paulos refers to which Italian scientist?
(a) Fermi.
(b) Einstein.
(c) Galileo.
(d) Newton.

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

14. In what year was the discovery made?
(a) 1537.
(b) 1492.
(c) 1681.
(d) 1394.

15. People often compare which event?
(a) Birthdays.
(b) Anniversaries.
(c) Age.
(d) Shoe size.

Short Answer Questions

1. Notation makes more sense than?

2. People seem to have the most trouble when dealing with what area of numbers?

3. What would make math easier for people?

4. This doctor was fond of which topic?

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

(see the answer keys)

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