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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. What nickname did Houston radio personalities give to Daryl Morey when he first took over as general manager of the city's NBA team?
(a) The Ringer.
(b) Deep Blue.
(c) Bulldog.
(d) The Killer.

2. What illness did Kahneman's father suffer from?
(a) Multiple Sclerosis.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Huntington's Disease.
(d) Lupus.

3. In Chapter 2, what does Lewis identify as the most curious of Danny Kahneman's personal doubts?
(a) The ones he had about his finances.
(b) The ones he had about his own memory.
(c) The ones he had about his singing skills.
(d) The ones he had about his own intellectual talent.

4. Who was Kahneman's first real friend?
(a) Shimon Shamir.
(b) Maisie Barber.
(c) Ella Peron.
(d) Effie Finklestein.

5. Where did Daryl Morey go to college?
(a) University of Chicago.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Loyola.
(d) Northwestern University.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which team does Daryl Morey work for?

2. In 2008, which player did Morey draft for his team who did not work out very well?

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

4. What did Kahneman's personality test administered to Israeli army recruits reveal about the recruits?

5. Why does Kahneman remember April 27, 1944?

(see the answer key)

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