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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. In Chapter 4, which university did Tversky begin working at upon his return to Israel?
(a) Hebrew University.
(b) Haifa University.
(c) University of Tel Aviv.
(d) University of Jerusalem.

2. In Chapter 9, why was Tversky worried about where Kahneman was sleeping?
(a) He thought Kahneman might get hit by a sniper's bullet.
(b) He thought it was too near a tank and Kahneman night be crushed.
(c) He thought Kahneman might contract pneumonia.
(d) He thought Kahneman would be a target for abuse from other soldiers.

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

4. Who did Amos Tversky stand beside in the line for the entrance tests to be admitted to Hebrew University's psychology program?
(a) Danny Kahneman.
(b) Amnon Rapoport.
(c) Richard Sheinbaum.
(d) Marshall Minkestein.

5. What type of structure did researchers build to try to simulate the swaying at the top of the new World Trade Center?
(a) A caster room.
(b) A mechanical bull.
(c) A sway room.
(d) A wind tunnel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who coauthored the first article Tversky ever wrote about medicine?

2. What did Tversky think he originally might want to become?

3. What did people treat all remote probabilities as, according to Tversky's and Kahneman's findings?

4. What one question did Kenneth Arrow ask Tversky after his lecture in Chapter 10?

5. What did Tversky hate but tolerate as a habit of Kahneman's?

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