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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 30 - 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author compares the conscious mind with what in Chapter 5?
(a) A ship's hull.
(b) A ship's mast.
(c) A cockpit.
(d) A cemetery.

2. The author notes that in the event that this book were made into a film, what role would System 2 play?
(a) A diva and backstabber.
(b) A supporting character that believes he is the hero.
(c) A leading role while thinking he is a background character.
(d) A minor character that knows it is a minor character.

3. What well-known expert in marital relations estimated that a stable relationship requires good interactions outnumber bad interactions by at least 5 to 1?
(a) John Gottman.
(b) Bruno Frey.
(c) Richard Thaler.
(d) Gary Klein.

4. Who first demonstrated the hindsight bias as a student in Jerusalem?
(a) Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons.
(b) Baruch Fischhoff.
(c) John List.
(d) Malcolm Gladwell.

5. In the experiment conducted at the University of Michigan by Richard Nisbett, how many of the 15 participants responded immediately to the stooge's plea for help?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 13.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on the law of least effort, the author concludes that what characteristic is built deep into our nature?

2. In discussing the stock market, the author states that if all the assets in a market are correctly priced, it leaves no scope for cleverness but it also does what?

3. How are decision weights and probabilities regarded in utility theory?

4. What term refers to elementary rules, or statements regarded as established?

5. Who was the director of the CIA when intelligence learned that al-Qaeda may be planning a major attack on the U.S.?

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