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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. In Chapter 2, what does Lewis identify as the most curious of Danny Kahneman's personal doubts?
(a) The ones he had about his own memory.
(b) The ones he had about his finances.
(c) The ones he had about his singing skills.
(d) The ones he had about his own intellectual talent.

2. What company did Kahneman's father work for in the early 1940s?
(a) L'Oreal.
(b) Malcamay.
(c) Gucci.
(d) Morrison Yorn.

3. Which two areas did aptitude tests reveal that Kahneman was equally suited to excel in?
(a) Mathematics and Medicine.
(b) Marksmanship and Humanities.
(c) Humanities and Science.
(d) Physical Sports and Humanities.

4. Where was Ward Edwards fired from before he moved to Michigan?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) Johns Hopkins University.
(c) Northwestern University.
(d) Stanford University.

5. Where did Tversky's family move to in 1950?
(a) Tel Aviv.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Haifa.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Kahneman's rule for getting fighter pilots to remember instructions?

2. What role did Tversky have when he first joined the Israeli army?

3. Who did Singh tell Morey and his team were his two favorite basketball players?

4. What was the only think Kahneman and his mother found in their Paris apartment after the war?

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

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