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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 word does the author use to describe mathematical errors?
(a) Nonsensical.
(b) Egregious.
(c) Irritating.
(d) Erroneous.

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

3. What item in the structure is referenced?
(a) Doors.
(b) Windows.
(c) Bricks.
(d) Nails.

4. How many seats are there in the stadium?
(a) 1,259.
(b) 1,104.
(c) 1,058.
(d) 962.

5. Paulos jokes about how many hamburgers?
(a) 120.
(b) 9.
(c) 300.
(d) 800.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was a giant in psychiatry?

2. Who is the first doctor mentioned?

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

4. What news professional makes common errors in predictions?

5. People seem to have the most trouble when dealing with what area of numbers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where does the author believe most people fit in?

6. What do doctors often do that is mathematically incorrect?

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

8. What is the coincidence surrounding Christopher Columbus?

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

10. Why do people tend to be fascinated by coincidences?

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