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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. Many people are numerate despite lack of:
(a) Education.
(b) Practicing.
(c) Studying.
(d) Private instruction.

2. Deciding how to buy which item might help children learn?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Milk.
(c) Pasta.
(d) Bread.

3. When does this occur?
(a) Anytime.
(b) -5 GMT.
(c) At noon.
(d) At birth.

4. Which can be blamed for poor curriculum?
(a) Reading level of students.
(b) Employment demographics.
(c) Economic data.
(d) Budget.

5. What age is the child mentioned?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Paulos believes that elementary schools lack ______ in their curriculum?

2. What is not a common aid used to teach math?

3. The student mistakenly assumed that his professor believed in what?

4. What is not a reason for innumeracy?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What other fallacies were contributed by Freud?

2. What is the downfall of technology in regards to innumeracy?

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

4. If algorithms are taught in elementary school, why is it difficult for students to learn and use them?

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

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

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

8. What is Paulos' assertion regarding the principle of threes?

9. Discuss the story of the student, the professor, and UFOs.

10. Why is estimation important? Who does it affect?

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