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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. The first stranger's wife went to what kind of camp?
(a) Church.
(b) Concentration.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Girl Scout.

2. The mathematician is from what country?
(a) US.
(b) Greece.
(c) India.
(d) Egypt.

3. What professional often makes major errors in calculating percentages?
(a) Salesman.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Math teacher.

4. Notation makes more sense than?
(a) Words.
(b) Calculations.
(c) Diagrams.
(d) Nothing.

5. What item of clothing is used in an example?
(a) Skirt.
(b) Sock.
(c) Shoe.
(d) Coat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about coincidence makes it the most noticeable among events?

2. Why do people notice the coincidences?

3. Paulos often has people ask him about what?

4. What does the man carry to help with the problem?

5. What is the name of the expert in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the Archimedes Principle?

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

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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