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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What makes Paulos crazy about major math mistakes.
(a) It is accepted.
(b) No one cares.
(c) No one corrects the offender.
(d) People don't notice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Paulos believes that the theory may seem:

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

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

4. What restaurant is referenced?

5. Where do the two people meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the mathematician responsible for discovering one of the most important discoveries?

2. What would be one of the easiest ways to reduce or eliminate errors?

3. What is the last principle discussed in chapter 1?

4. The author believes that people are often obsessed by what topics?

5. What is the example used to separate numerates from innumerates?

6. How does Paulos feel when people attempt to diagnose his personality by his astrological sign?

7. How does Paulos compare misuse of language to the misuse of calculating probability?

8. What is the example used by Paulos to demonstrate the connections between people?

9. Discuss the first of the most famous examples of coincidence.

10. How would embracing scientific notation help people with large numbers?

(see the answer keys)

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