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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item in the structure is referenced?
(a) Nails.
(b) Doors.
(c) Windows.
(d) Bricks.

2. What city is mentioned in one of the examples?
(a) New York.
(b) Munich.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

3. In what did the doctor not believe?
(a) Coincidences.
(b) Vaccines.
(c) Surgery.
(d) Phobias.

4. What restaurant is referenced?
(a) Taco Bell.
(b) McDonalds.
(c) Four Seasons.
(d) Savoy.

5. This doctor was fond of which topic?
(a) Vaccines.
(b) Fate.
(c) Synchronicity.
(d) Airplanes.

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

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

8. What item helps mathematical illiterates understand the above theory?
(a) Subsets.
(b) Exponents.
(c) Multiplication.
(d) Division.

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

10. What is Paulos' forte?
(a) Devising new calculating systems.
(b) Solving riddles.
(c) Creating word problems.
(d) Explaining coincidences.

11. How does the business man travel?
(a) Bus.
(b) Boat.
(c) Plane.
(d) Train.

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

13. Where do the two people meet?
(a) Bar.
(b) Mall.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Business trip.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the most misunderstood items according to Paulos?

2. The author believes people need to learn how to understand _______.

3. How many bricks are in the wall?

4. What is the name of the expert in this chapter?

5. Why do people notice the coincidences?

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