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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 6 - 8).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which team does Daryl Morey work for?
(a) The Houston Rockets.
(b) The Boston Celtics.
(c) The L.A. Lakers.
(d) The Miami Heat.

2. What does Lewis say that Kahneman's volatility was for Danny?
(a) Both a weakness and a strenth.
(b) A weakness.
(c) A strength.
(d) A wrench in his career.

3. What did many people who knew Tversky remember most about him?
(a) His story-telling ability and great intelligence.
(b) His cooking skills.
(c) His sonorous voice.
(d) His physical presence, as he was a large man.

4. Who was Tversky visiting in the United States in the summer of 1970?
(a) Danny Kahneman.
(b) Lewis Goldberg.
(c) Paul Slovic.
(d) Amnon Rapoport.

5. In Chapter 8, where did Donald Redelmeier work?
(a) Mount Sinai Hospital.
(b) Sunnybrook Hospital.
(c) Boston University Hospital.
(d) Los Angeles Hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Marc Gasol's nickname that blinded Morey and some others from seeing his true talent?

2. Why did Amnon Rapoport travel to North Carolina in 1961?

3. What could often be heard from behind the closed door of the room Tversky and Kahneman worked in?

4. What did Kahneman determine was the real reason for the change in pilots' performance after praise or criticism?

5. What problem was Redelmeier most concerned about in hospitals?

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