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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 6 - 8).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Kahnemans do to pass as Christians while in hiding?
(a) Carried rosaries.
(b) Wore crosses as jewelry.
(c) Went to church on Sundays.
(d) Had crosses in their house.

2. What position did Tversky eventually rise to in the Israeli army?
(a) Spy.
(b) General.
(c) Tank driver.
(d) Platoon commander.

3. Why were governments reluctant to seeding hurricanes?
(a) It was very expensive.
(b) It could pollute the environment.
(c) It sometimes made hurricanes worse.
(d) They would then be implicated in whatever damage the hurricane wrought.

4. What did both Tversky and Kahneman sense regarding their joint work during their year in Eugene?
(a) Less financial opportunities for both of them.
(b) Growing interest in their work.
(c) More financial opportunities for both of them.
(d) A waning interest in their work.

5. Who was Tversky visiting in the United States in the summer of 1970?
(a) Danny Kahneman.
(b) Amnon Rapoport.
(c) Lewis Goldberg.
(d) Paul Slovic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kahneman's personality test administered to Israeli army recruits reveal about the recruits?

2. What is hindsight bias?

3. What kind of professional does Morey often hire who always seem to disappoint him?

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

5. What was all that Daryl Morey wanted to do in life as a young man?

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