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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Introduction - Chapter 2).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which book had a big influence on Daryl Morey when he was a teenager?
(a) The Marshall Plan.
(b) The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract.
(c) Moneyball.
(d) Narwhals.

2. In 2008, which player did Morey draft for his team who did not work out very well?
(a) Jeremy Lin.
(b) Joey Dorsey.
(c) Alan Iverson.
(d) Marco Rollins.

3. Who did Singh tell Morey and his team were his two favorite basketball players?
(a) Shaquille O'Neal and Michael Jordan.
(b) Jeremy Lin and Michael Jordan.
(c) LeBron James and Yao Ming.
(d) Yao Ming and Shaquille O'Neal.

4. How long did the War of Independence last?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Ten months.

5. Morey said that knowledge is literally which of the following?
(a) Prediction.
(b) Power.
(c) Danger.
(d) Intelligence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Daryl Morey go to college?

3. Why does Morey ultimately pass on drafting Satnam Singh?

4. What was the only think Kahneman and his mother found in their Paris apartment after the war?

5. What company did Kahneman's father work for in the early 1940s?

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