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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 3 - 5).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much older than he was Amos Tversky's sister?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 13 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 2 years.

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

3. Which book had a big influence on Daryl Morey when he was a teenager?
(a) Moneyball.
(b) The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract.
(c) The Marshall Plan.
(d) Narwhals.

4. Which team did Morey do some consulting for when he was a young man?
(a) The Boston Red Sox.
(b) The Washington Nationals.
(c) The Atlanta Braves.
(d) The Oakland Athletics.

5. Lewis opens the book with a quote from which author?
(a) Marshall.
(b) Voltaire.
(c) Keynes.
(d) Dickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following principals did Tversky set out to study/prove during his time in Michigan?

2. Which fellow student did Tversky have an intense relationship with in school?

3. What did the Kahnemans do to pass as Christians while in hiding?

4. Why does Kahneman remember April 27, 1944?

5. What school of psychological thought was Kahneman most attracted to as a young man?

(see the answer key)

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