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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 3 - 5).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Kahneman and Tversky solidify their working collaboration by?
(a) Spring 1963.
(b) Winter 1964.
(c) Fall 1969.
(d) Summer 1960.

2. What is hindsight bias?
(a) People's tendency to think they know more than they do before an event.
(b) People's tendency to blame their family members after the fact of an event.
(c) People's tendency to look at an outcome and assume it was predictable all along.
(d) People's tendency to like big numbers over small ones.

3. What position did Tversky eventually rise to in the Israeli army?
(a) Spy.
(b) Tank driver.
(c) General.
(d) Platoon commander.

4. In the late 1960s, what did Kahneman help the Israeli army to do?
(a) Devise financial incentives to entice army recruits for service.
(b) Train fighter pilots better.
(c) Devise menus for soldiers to minimize food waste.
(d) Train spys.

5. What used to cause Kahneman a great deal of shame as a boy in the early 1940s?
(a) Having to wear old shoes to school.
(b) Having to wear a badge identifying him as Jewish.
(c) Not having enough to eat.
(d) The tattoo he had on his skin from the concentration camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kahneman remember April 27, 1944?

2. Why was Kahneman's father released from the Nazi prison camp after six weeks?

3. What was Tversky's favorite television drama?

4. Where did the Kahnemans move after leaving Europe in the 1940s?

5. Which very large player does Morey's team meet in 2015 as a potential draft pick?

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