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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. Who was Amos Tversky's mother?
(a) Anne Tversky.
(b) Barbara Tversky.
(c) Genia Tversky.
(d) Marcia Tversky.

2. Who was the original owner of the World Trade Center?
(a) Pennsylvania Transport Authority.
(b) New Jersey Airport.
(c) New York Port Authority.
(d) Newark Transport Authority.

3. In Chapter 4, what did Dalia Etzion say Kahneman had difficulty distinguishing between?
(a) A good person and a traitor.
(b) An efficient soldier and an inefficient one.
(c) A waste of time and a worth-while pursuit.
(d) A hope and a dream.

4. What did the Kahnemans do to pass as Christians while in hiding?
(a) Went to church on Sundays.
(b) Wore crosses as jewelry.
(c) Had crosses in their house.
(d) Carried rosaries.

5. What was Kahneman's rule for getting fighter pilots to remember instructions?
(a) The Rule of Fourths.
(b) The Rule of Threes.
(c) The Magical Number Seven.
(d) The Magical Number Nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject was Kahneman running experiments on in his Berkeley lab by the time he met Redelmeier?

2. Why does Morey ultimately pass on drafting Satnam Singh?

3. How much older than he was Amos Tversky's sister?

4. Who did Amos Tversky stand beside in the line for the entrance tests to be admitted to Hebrew University's psychology program?

5. What did Redelmeier struggle with as a child?

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