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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 did Tversky think most people paid an enormous price for?
(a) Bearing grudges.
(b) Love.
(c) Financial security.
(d) Avoiding mild embarrassment.

2. What does Morey realize was one of his big mistakes with the unsuccessful player his model chose in 2008?
(a) The player had a serious previous injury.
(b) The player did not do well in college.
(c) The player was too old.
(d) The player had cheated.

3. What could often be heard from behind the closed door of the room Tversky and Kahneman worked in?
(a) Silence.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Angry shouting.
(d) Crying.

4. What did the Kahnemans do to pass as Christians while in hiding?
(a) Carried rosaries.
(b) Wore crosses as jewelry.
(c) Went to church on Sundays.
(d) Had crosses in their house.

5. What did many people who knew Tversky remember most about him?
(a) His physical presence, as he was a large man.
(b) His sonorous voice.
(c) His cooking skills.
(d) His story-telling ability and great intelligence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Amos Tversky stand beside in the line for the entrance tests to be admitted to Hebrew University's psychology program?

2. What was all that Daryl Morey wanted to do in life as a young man?

3. Where was Kahneman's father imprisoned in 1941?

4. What position did Tversky eventually rise to in the Israeli army?

5. Why does Morey choose to ban nicknames from use on the NBA team he manages?

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