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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. What used to cause Kahneman a great deal of shame as a boy in the early 1940s?
(a) Not having enough to eat.
(b) Having to wear a badge identifying him as Jewish.
(c) The tattoo he had on his skin from the concentration camp.
(d) Having to wear old shoes to school.

2. In Chapter 4, what did Dalia Etzion say Kahneman had difficulty distinguishing between?
(a) A waste of time and a worth-while pursuit.
(b) A hope and a dream.
(c) A good person and a traitor.
(d) An efficient soldier and an inefficient one.

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

4. Which team does Daryl Morey work for?
(a) The Miami Heat.
(b) The Houston Rockets.
(c) The Boston Celtics.
(d) The L.A. Lakers.

5. Why does Morey think he wrongly passed on drafting Jeremy Lin?
(a) He had the impression that Lin was unathletic, even though he is actually incredibly athletic.
(b) He thought his own model was wrong.
(c) He thought Lin was too young.
(d) He thought Lin was too old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Marc Gasol's nickname that blinded Morey and some others from seeing his true talent?

2. Which Israeli general spoke to Tversky's high school class during Tversky's senior year?

3. In Chapter 4, who did Tversky marry in the United States?

4. What does Morey realize was one of his big mistakes with the unsuccessful player his model chose in 2008?

5. Which institution did Kahneman return to in 1967?

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