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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 12 - Coda).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which fellow student did Tversky have an intense relationship with in school?
(a) Dahlia Ravikovitch.
(b) Bennie Mitchell.
(c) Marsha Mathers.
(d) Julie Sheinbaum.

2. What was Tversky's favorite television drama?
(a) 21 Jump Street.
(b) Hill Street Blues.
(c) NYPD Blue.
(d) Night Court.

3. Which lawyer worked in the Obama administration and used Tversky's and Kahneman's ideas to craft policy?
(a) Kay Rhoades.
(b) Richard Thaler.
(c) Samantha Power.
(d) Cass Sunstein.

4. What materials did researchers use to demonstrate Bayes's rule?
(a) Cookies and marshmallows.
(b) Book bags and poker chips.
(c) Needles and pins.
(d) Ribbons and books.

5. What feeling was regret closely linked to, according to Tversky's and Kahneman's research in Chapter 9?
(a) Hurting someone else's feelings.
(b) Coming close to some goal or desire but not achieving it.
(c) Feeling anger towards a parent.
(d) Disliking one's spouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the head of the Israeli military psychology?

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

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

4. Which Nobel prize-winner said that Tversky had a first-rate mind, which one could tell by listening to his lectures?

5. Where did Tversky's family move to in 1950?

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