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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 12 - Coda).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The mention of which of the following places always triggered an uneasy feeling in Kahneman's mind after Tversky's death?
(a) Bora-Bora.
(b) Rome.
(c) Stockholm.
(d) Peru.

3. Where did the Kahnemans move after leaving Europe in the 1940s?
(a) Russia.
(b) America.
(c) Palestine.
(d) China.

4. What nickname did Tversky's graduate students at Stanford give him?
(a) Tricky Amos.
(b) Marvelous Amos.
(c) Sly Amos.
(d) Famous Amos.

5. Who was the owner of the Houston Rockets when Morey was a manager there?
(a) Leslie Alexander.
(b) Michael Morrison.
(c) Marco Rollins.
(d) Joe Lomeo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What illness did Kahneman's father suffer from?

3. How did Paul Slovic describe Tversky's and Kahneman's way of collaborating?

4. The belief in which of the following was the subject of Tversky's and Kahneman's early works?

5. In Chapter 12, what did Kahneman start to realize about Tversky's work once he and Tversky stopped working together so closely?

(see the answer key)

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