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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 often caused by childhood trauma?
(a) Math anxiety.
(b) Phobias.
(c) Rashes.
(d) Educational blocks.

2. Teaching which skill is helpful?
(a) Exponents.
(b) Fraction conversion.
(c) Decimals.
(d) Rounding numbers.

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

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

5. Math is ________.
(a) Concrete.
(b) Abstract.
(c) Finite.
(d) Conclusive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Paulos states that some people believe _______.

2. Which president is mentioned in the beginning of this chapter?

3. Who is used as one of the examples?

4. Paulos was encouraged to learn math because ____.

5. Which doctor was the inventor's good friend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Paulos overcome his early negative experiences in math?

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

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

5. Why was Freud's calculation incorrect? What was overlooked?

6. Why is the innumeracy in this case surprising to many?

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

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

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

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

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