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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the man gauge to help his fear?
2. What stadium is referenced?
3. What makes Paulos crazy about major math mistakes.
4. Where is the stadium located?
5. What is one of the most common mistakes in math?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is that encounter explained?
2. What would be one of the easiest ways to reduce or eliminate errors?
3. What is the example used to separate numerates from innumerates?
4. What do doctors often do that is mathematically incorrect?
5. The first example Paulos uses about percentages relates to weather forecasters. What is the mistake?
6. What is Paulos' suggestion for making math more understandable to the general public?
7. What is the coincidence surrounding Christopher Columbus?
8. Why do people tend to be fascinated by coincidences?
9. How does Paulos feel when people attempt to diagnose his personality by his astrological sign?
10. Who is the second famous doctor introduced by Paulos? Which topic was this doctor fascinated by?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Freud and Jung are important people in Chapter 2. Compare and contrast the two famous doctors, their professional lives, careers, and legacies.
Essay Topic 2
The example of two drug traffickers is used to illustrate one of Paulos' theories. What was it? Do you think the example was accurate? Was it informative? Which result was most likely to happen? Could the outcome have been predicted? How? If you were to predict the outcome without knowing the value of the product, what would you predict? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast causation and correlation as seen by Paulos. Give examples of correct and incorrect uses. What are the most common errors? How can the errors be corrected and the misuse resolved?
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