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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. Why does Kahneman remember April 27, 1944?
(a) It was the night their house was bombed.
(b) It was the night the family fled Europe.
(c) It was the night his sister died.
(d) It was the night before his father died.

2. What school of psychological thought was Kahneman most attracted to as a young man?
(a) Keynesian.
(b) Gestalt.
(c) Gemeinschaft.
(d) Gesellschaft.

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

4. In Chapter 4, which university did Tversky begin working at upon his return to Israel?
(a) University of Jerusalem.
(b) Hebrew University.
(c) Haifa University.
(d) University of Tel Aviv.

5. What did the Kahnemans do to pass as Christians while in hiding?
(a) Wore crosses as jewelry.
(b) Had crosses in their house.
(c) Went to church on Sundays.
(d) Carried rosaries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What materials did researchers use to demonstrate Bayes's rule?

2. Who was Amos Tversky's mother?

3. What did Tversky and Kahneman write that people's intuitive expectations are governed by in one of their early papers?

4. How much older than he was Amos Tversky's sister?

5. When did the Kahnemans leave Europe?

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