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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 the term for knowing something before it happens?
(a) Deja vu.
(b) Lucky guess.
(c) Precognition.
(d) Coincidence.

2. Many are innumerate because they cannot connect math to:
(a) Anything important.
(b) Personal experience.
(c) Abstract concepts.
(d) Daily living.

3. The doctor was convinced about his:
(a) Golf score.
(b) Time of death.
(c) Scientific prowess.
(d) Math skills.

4. What is the best way to improve math skills?
(a) Study underlying philosophy.
(b) Practice.
(c) Reading math books.
(d) Teach another.

5. In elementary school, math is rarely _______.
(a) Integrated.
(b) Taught.
(c) Pursued.
(d) Valued.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a student's last chance to learn math?

2. Which is taught in elementary schools?

3. What is often used to explain non-science?

4. According to Paulos, math has many ________.

5. When does this occur?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the most obvious causes of innumeracy?

2. What other fallacies were contributed by Freud?

3. What is the author's opinion of the most common example of innumeracy?

4. Who is used as Paulos' example of educated innumerates? What is the person known for in the scientific world?

5. What is one of the largest errors in integrating math into a student's life? What is a common result?

6. How does Paulos relate this theory to Freud and the prediction of the great doctor's death?

7. How does Paulos explain the famous monkey/Shakespeare probability example?

8. What is Paulos' quote regarding innumeracy and pseudoscience?

9. What is another commonly overlooked skill in elementary math classes? Why is it an issue?

10. What is the author's opinion of parapsychology as a pseudoscience?

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