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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. Which of the following was a problem for Kahneman and Tversky in their investigations of biases and heuristics?
(a) They did not have the funding to complete their research.
(b) They did not have the intellectual tools to understand what they were finding.
(c) They did not have the physical stamina to complete their research.
(d) They did not have the time to complete their research.

2. What nickname did Houston radio personalities give to Daryl Morey when he first took over as general manager of the city's NBA team?
(a) Deep Blue.
(b) The Killer.
(c) Bulldog.
(d) The Ringer.

3. How did Tversky's classmates in Michigan remember him in his earliest days there?
(a) He always spoke in French.
(b) He was largely absent from class.
(c) He was quiet and attentive.
(d) He was loud and disruptive.

4. What does Lewis say that Kahneman's volatility was for Danny?
(a) Both a weakness and a strenth.
(b) A strength.
(c) A wrench in his career.
(d) A weakness.

5. What did Tversky think most people paid an enormous price for?
(a) Financial security.
(b) Avoiding mild embarrassment.
(c) Love.
(d) Bearing grudges.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Kahnemans move after leaving Europe in the 1940s?

2. Which institution did Kahneman return to in 1967?

3. Where did Tversky spend the 1970-71 academic year?

4. In Chapter 8, what was the hospital Donald Redelmeier worked at known for?

5. In 2008, which player did Morey draft for his team who did not work out very well?

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