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

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

3. What was the only think Kahneman and his mother found in their Paris apartment after the war?
(a) A wooden cupboard.
(b) Some china plates.
(c) Two luxurious green chairs.
(d) The mother's jewelry.

4. Why does Morey choose to ban nicknames from use on the NBA team he manages?
(a) They can give the team a bad reputation.
(b) They can hurt players' feelings.
(c) They can add to bias and cloud judgment when picking players.
(d) They can lead to fights on the court.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what did Kahneman say was necessary to study if one was interested in studying memory?

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

3. What role did Tversky have when he first joined the Israeli army?

4. Which team did Stephan Curry play for?

5. Where did the Kahnemans move after leaving Europe in the 1940s?

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