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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 9 - 11).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Kahnemans move after leaving Europe in the 1940s?
(a) America.
(b) China.
(c) Russia.
(d) Palestine.

2. What did the Israeli army mistakenly think was the result of superiors praising pilots?
(a) The pilots performed better on their next flights due to the praise.
(b) The superiors felt worse after praising the pilots.
(c) There was no effect from the praise on the pilots' next flights.
(d) The pilots performed worse on their next flights because of the praise.

3. Where did Tversky and Kahneman first go during the war in 1973 in the field?
(a) Tel Aviv.
(b) Syria.
(c) The Sinai.
(d) Jordan.

4. Which of the following did Tversky and Kahneman find that people overwhelmingly chose in gambling simulations?
(a) A sure smaller gain over a possible larger gain.
(b) A large amount of money over a small amount of money.
(c) A loss for a friend over a loss for oneself.
(d) A sure loss over a sure gain.

5. Why did Amnon Rapoport travel to North Carolina in 1961?
(a) He had a job interview there.
(b) He was assigned there by a Fulbright scholarship Committee.
(c) He had a family funeral there.
(d) He went to work on a painting project with a friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, at what institution was Miles Shore the Bullard Professor of Psychiatry?

2. In Chapter 8, what was the hospital Donald Redelmeier worked at known for?

3. In Chapter 4, what did Dalia Etzion say Kahneman had difficulty distinguishing between?

4. Who was the original owner of the World Trade Center?

5. What was Barbara Tversky doing when the war broke out in Israel in 1973?

(see the answer key)

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