Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

John Allen Paulos
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the probability of 2 people being linked by 2 intermediates?
(a) 1%.
(b) 99%.
(c) 75%.
(d) 56%.

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

3. Which staff member is mentioned?
(a) Chief of Staff.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Executive assistant.
(d) Treasurer.

4. What percentage of rain is referenced?
(a) 50%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 75%.

5. What theory states that any number, no matter how large, can be achieved by adding smaller numbers together?
(a) Theory of Relativity.
(b) The Archimedes Principle.
(c) Pythagorean Theorem.
(d) Euclid's Law.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What item in the structure is referenced?

2. What does the man carry to help with the problem?

3. How many seats are there in the stadium?

4. What common structure is used in the comparison?

5. How does the business man travel?

(see the answer keys)

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