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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is not mentioned as being a way to teach children?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Interactive games.
(c) Puzzles.
(d) Riddles.

2. Paulos believes that elementary schools lack ______ in their curriculum?
(a) Motivation.
(b) Follow through.
(c) Informal logic.
(d) Algorithms.

3. What animal is referred to by the author?
(a) Tiger.
(b) Mouse.
(c) Giraffe.
(d) Monkey.

4. What is not mentioned as something being estimated?
(a) Time.
(b) Paycheck.
(c) MPG.
(d) Mortgage payment.

5. The doctor was convinced about his:
(a) Math skills.
(b) Scientific prowess.
(c) Golf score.
(d) Time of death.

6. Which doctor was the inventor's good friend?
(a) Wellby.
(b) Freud.
(c) Oppenheimer.
(d) Jung.

7. Which is the false adage pointed out by Paulos?
(a) Time is money.
(b) What goes around comes around.
(c) Everything comes in threes.
(d) You have to win sometime.

8. What is a student's last chance to learn math?
(a) College.
(b) On the job.
(c) Middle school.
(d) High school.

9. Lack of what is responsible for that fear?
(a) Application.
(b) Celebration.
(c) Encouragement.
(d) Punishment.

10. Which book in the Bible is quoted by Paulos?
(a) Genesis.
(b) 1 John.
(c) Gospel of Matthew.
(d) Revelations.

11. The student mistakenly assumed that his professor believed in what?
(a) Magic.
(b) Extraterrestrials.
(c) Fairies.
(d) Love potions.

12. What is the best way to improve math skills?
(a) Teach another.
(b) Reading math books.
(c) Practice.
(d) Study underlying philosophy.

13. Who is used as one of the examples?
(a) Myrtle.
(b) Margie.
(c) Manuela.
(d) Mavis.

14. How many days is a woman's cycle?
(a) 14 days.
(b) 23 days.
(c) 28 days.
(d) 5 days.

15. Innumerates are more likely to believe in what?
(a) Absolutes.
(b) Fairies.
(c) UFOs.
(d) Atlantis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Innumeracy is ________.

2. At what age did the second doctor think he would die?

3. Which president is mentioned in the beginning of this chapter?

4. Deciding how to buy which item might help children learn?

5. Which can be blamed for poor curriculum?

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