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

2. What did Amos Tversky's father do for a living?
(a) Veterinarian.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Professor.
(d) Accountant.

3. What was Goldberg's paper about medical judgement that Lewis mentions in Chapter 6 titled?
(a) Man versus Model of Man.
(b) The Judgement Papers.
(c) Miracles of Misadventures in Medicine.
(d) The Expert Fallacy.

4. What did Redelmeier struggle with as a child?
(a) A speech impediment.
(b) Eczema.
(c) Blindness.
(d) Polio.

5. What did the Israeli army mistakenly think was the result of superiors praising pilots?
(a) The pilots performed better on their next flights due to the praise.
(b) The superiors felt worse after praising the pilots.
(c) The pilots performed worse on their next flights because of the praise.
(d) There was no effect from the praise on the pilots' next flights.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Tversky travel to do research in the summer of 1970?

2. What nickname did Tversky's graduate students at Stanford give him?

3. Where did Daryl Morey go to college?

4. What type of structure did researchers build to try to simulate the swaying at the top of the new World Trade Center?

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

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