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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 one of the most common mistakes in math?
(a) Calculating diameter.
(b) Estimating probability.
(c) Solving word problems.
(d) Remembering the value of pi.

2. The author believes people need to learn how to understand _______.
(a) Algebra.
(b) Geometry.
(c) Large numbers.
(d) Higher math concepts.

3. When is the rain supposedly going to take place?
(a) Friday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Weekend.
(d) Wednesday.

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

5. What is the name of the expert in this chapter?
(a) Newton.
(b) Euclid.
(c) Pythagoras.
(d) Paulos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of possible fatality is almost always incorrect?

2. Paulos believes that most people fall where in their mathematical understanding?

3. Each person knows approximately how many people?

4. Notation makes more sense than?

5. This doctor was fond of which topic?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Paulos' suggestion for making math more understandable to the general public?

2. Who is the second famous doctor introduced by Paulos? Which topic was this doctor fascinated by?

3. Which famous doctor does Paulos introduce first? What is the doctor's opinion?

4. What is the Archimedes Principle?

5. The first example Paulos uses about percentages relates to weather forecasters. What is the mistake?

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

7. Why does Paulos argue about the existence of coincidences?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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