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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 role did Tversky have when he first joined the Israeli army?
(a) Tank driver.
(b) Spy.
(c) Paratrooper.
(d) Sniper.

2. What materials did researchers use to demonstrate Bayes's rule?
(a) Cookies and marshmallows.
(b) Ribbons and books.
(c) Needles and pins.
(d) Book bags and poker chips.

3. What did Kahneman's personality test administered to Israeli army recruits reveal about the recruits?
(a) The likelihood a recruit would be a good marksperson.
(b) The likelihood a recruit would suffer a mental breakdown.
(c) The likelihood a recruit would succeed in any job.
(d) The likelihood a recruit would become a deserter.

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

5. Who was the architect of the World Trade Center in Chapter 6?
(a) Jeremy Parker.
(b) Maya Lin.
(c) Florence Fabricant.
(d) Minoru Yamasaki.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Redelmeier accepted as a resident in 1985?

2. What did Tversky and Kahneman begin to realize that people were often doing rather than making random mistakes when they formed judgments?

3. Who was Kahneman's first real friend?

4. In the late 1960s, what did Kahneman help the Israeli army to do?

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

(see the answer key)

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