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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 did the invention reveal?
(a) How to cure phobias.
(b) Human periodic cycles.
(c) How to calculate time zones.
(d) Internal sleep clock.

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

3. Which skill is rarely taught?
(a) Multiplication.
(b) Factoring.
(c) Transposing.
(d) Estimation.

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

5. What did Paulos dream about?
(a) Flying to the moon.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Solving the world's largest word problem.
(d) A hut on a tropical island beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a student reaches college it is impossible to take the time to teach ________.

2. Paulos was encouraged to learn math because ____.

3. Math is ________.

4. Which doctor is referenced in this chapter?

5. According to Paulos, math has many ________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What other fallacies were contributed by Freud?

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

6. In what areas of one's life is estimation important?

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

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

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

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

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