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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 and Kahneman write that people's intuitive expectations are governed by in one of their early papers?
(a) Love.
(b) Fear.
(c) A consistent misperception of the world.
(d) Hunger.

2. Why did Amnon Rapoport travel to North Carolina in 1961?
(a) He had a job interview there.
(b) He went to work on a painting project with a friend.
(c) He had a family funeral there.
(d) He was assigned there by a Fulbright scholarship Committee.

3. Which British psychologist did Kahneman meet in the 1960s who he would later marry?
(a) Marion Holland.
(b) Clodagh Ringwald.
(c) Michelle Renquoir.
(d) Anne Treisman.

4. Which team did Stephan Curry play for?
(a) The Miami Heat.
(b) The Houston Rockets.
(c) The Golden State Warriors.
(d) The L.A. Lakers.

5. What does Lewis say that Kahneman's volatility was for Danny?
(a) A wrench in his career.
(b) A strength.
(c) Both a weakness and a strenth.
(d) A weakness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, how did Kahneman react to Tversky's lecture about Bayesian Theory?

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

4. Who was the owner of the Houston Rockets when Morey was a manager there?

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

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