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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. How many days is a man's cycle?
(a) 28 days.
(b) 12 days.
(c) 31 days.
(d) 23 days.

2. Paulos believes that technological advances encourage:
(a) Laziness.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Selfishness.

3. Which is related to pseudoscience?
(a) Illiteracy.
(b) Innumeracy.
(c) Gravity.
(d) Weather.

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

5. Paulos believes that elementary schools lack ______ in their curriculum?
(a) Motivation.
(b) Algorithms.
(c) Informal logic.
(d) Follow through.

Short Answer Questions

1. Teachers may not teach math because of:

2. What is stronger than gravity?

3. What famous doctor does Paulos consider to be an innumerate?

4. Which other country is mentioned?

5. Innumeracy is ________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is it possible for people to ignore false outcomes in regards to probabilities?

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

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

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

6. What is most frequently taught in elementary school math classes?

7. What are the most obvious causes of innumeracy?

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

9. Explain Paulos' example about Ronald Regan and the incorrect use of substitution values.

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

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