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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Each person knows approximately how many people?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 1,800.

2. Where do the strangers live?
(a) California.
(b) New York.
(c) Equator.
(d) Opposite sides of the country.

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

4. How many outfits can be created according to Paulos?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 3.

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

6. Which two presidents are discussed in reference to coincidence?
(a) Nixon and Johnson.
(b) Lincoln and Kennedy.
(c) Adams and Jefferson.
(d) Washington and Cleveland.

7. What would make math easier for people?
(a) Making it personal.
(b) Destroying all calculators.
(c) Spelling it out.
(d) Giving everyone a calculator.

8. Who was a giant in psychiatry?
(a) Curie.
(b) Jung.
(c) Salk.
(d) Koop.

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

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

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

12. Notation makes more sense than?
(a) Words.
(b) Calculations.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Diagrams.

13. In what year did the Italian scientist make this discovery?
(a) 1618.
(b) 1349.
(c) 1573.
(d) 1942.

14. Who made one of the most important and yet simple mathematical discoveries?
(a) Archimedes.
(b) Newton.
(c) Freud.
(d) Paulos.

15. What professional often makes major errors in calculating percentages?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Math teacher.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Salesman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which phrase is often used incorrectly?

2. People often compare which event?

3. What about coincidence makes it the most noticeable among events?

4. What is the probability of 2 people being linked by 2 intermediates?

5. What is the man afraid of?

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