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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. Who was Amos Tversky's mother?
(a) Marcia Tversky.
(b) Anne Tversky.
(c) Barbara Tversky.
(d) Genia Tversky.

2. How long did the War of Independence last?
(a) Ten months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Five years.
(d) Two years.

3. Morey said that knowledge is literally which of the following?
(a) Danger.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Prediction.
(d) Power.

4. Which of the following principals did Tversky set out to study/prove during his time in Michigan?
(a) The Halo Effect.
(b) Representativeness.
(c) Transitivity.
(d) Anchoring.

5. In Chapter 5, how did Kahneman react to Tversky's lecture about Bayesian Theory?
(a) He suggested he and Tversky start doing joint lectures.
(b) He suggested he and Tversky talk about writing reinforcements to the theory.
(c) He confronted and contradicted Tversky in real time.
(d) He agreed with everything Tversky had to say.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis say that Kahneman's volatility was for Danny?

2. Which book did Lewis publish in 2003?

3. What did Redelmeier's experiment measuring the so-called "peak-end rule" involve?

4. What was the compound involved in seeding hurricanes?

5. Why does Kahneman remember April 27, 1944?

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