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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who introduced the labels System 1 and System 2 as systems of the mind?
(a) Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.
(b) Nassim Taleb.
(c) Keith Stanovich and Richard West.
(d) Larry Jacoby.

2. What does the author suggest when quoting sources in persuasive writing?
(a) Using sources that are celebrities.
(b) Using names that are easy to pronounce.
(c) Using sources that can easily be verified.
(d) Using sources that are from other countries.

3. Who is declared by the author as the hero of the book in Chapter 1?
(a) System 1.
(b) System 2.
(c) The conscience.
(d) The ego.

4. What is described as the currency consumed by the nervous system above all others, and which serves as a currency for effortful mental activity?
(a) Estrogen.
(b) Glucose.
(c) Testosterone.
(d) Vitamin B.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who introduced the word "flow" to describe the state of effortless attending?

2. The operations of System 2 have one feature in common. What is this feature?

3. What does the author describe seeing on a drive from New York to Princeton that surprised him and his wife in Chapter 6?

4. The author asserts that conflict between an automatic reaction and what is common in our lives?

5. The author describes a phenomenon discovered by Roy Baumeister's team wherein an effort of will is tiring, and if you have to force yourself to do something, you are less able to exert self-control when the next challenge appears. What is this phenomenon named?

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