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

2. Which/whose formula is discussed?
(a) Theory of Relativity.
(b) Pythagorean Theorem.
(c) Newton.
(d) Poisson.

3. Each person knows approximately how many people?
(a) 1,800.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 1,000.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is an example of a coincidence?

2. How does the business man travel?

3. In what year did the Italian scientist make this discovery?

4. Who was a giant in psychiatry?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the coincidence surrounding Christopher Columbus?

2. How was the situation in the story handled? How did it involve probability?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Examine the first story told by Paulos in this chapter.

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