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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. Where was Kahneman's father imprisoned in 1941?
(a) Drancy.
(b) Bergan-Belsen.
(c) Munich.
(d) Auschwitz.

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

3. What kind of class did Morey enroll in during his time at Harvard Business School?
(a) Dance.
(b) Behavioral Economics.
(c) Sports Medicine.
(d) Mathematics.

4. What state did Tversky leave Kahneman's seminar in in Chapter 5 that was unusual for him?
(a) Doubt.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Sadness.

5. What did Tversky and Kahneman write that people's intuitive expectations are governed by in one of their early papers?
(a) Love.
(b) A consistent misperception of the world.
(c) Fear.
(d) Hunger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Morey choose to ban nicknames from use on the NBA team he manages?

2. Which of the following principals did Tversky set out to study/prove during his time in Michigan?

3. What does Morey realize was one of his big mistakes with the unsuccessful player his model chose in 2008?

4. What did Amos Tversky's father do for a living?

5. What does Lewis say that Kahneman's volatility was for Danny?

(see the answer key)

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