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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 the psychology professor who thought Tversky's and Kahneman's early work would win a Nobel Prize in Economics?
(a) Lew Goldberg.
(b) Irene Norris.
(c) Paul Volcker.
(d) Irv Biederman.

2. In Oregon, where did Tversky and Kahneman find an office to work together in?
(a) A former post office.
(b) A former florist shop.
(c) A former butcher shop.
(d) A former Unitarian church.

3. Where was Redelmeier accepted as a resident in 1985?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Stanford.
(c) Thomas Jefferson University.
(d) Yale.

4. What kind of opinion did Tversky have about historians and history books?
(a) Tversky thought historians needed to work more closely with economists.
(b) Tversky thought much of what was in history books was fiction created by the authors.
(c) Tversky thought historians needed to work more closely with fiction writers to make their writing more interesting.
(d) Tversky had great respect for historians.

5. In Chapter 4, who did Tversky marry in the United States?
(a) Barbara Gans.
(b) Jennifer Torrence.
(c) Rachel Gedard.
(d) Marcia Marhters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two areas did aptitude tests reveal that Kahneman was equally suited to excel in?

2. Which book had a big influence on Daryl Morey when he was a teenager?

3. In 2007, which two players did Morey use his model to draft to great success?

4. Morey said that knowledge is literally which of the following?

5. What kind of audience did Tversky and Kahneman have in mind when they wrote their first papers together?

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