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

2. What is hindsight bias?
(a) People's tendency to think they know more than they do before an event.
(b) People's tendency to look at an outcome and assume it was predictable all along.
(c) People's tendency to like big numbers over small ones.
(d) People's tendency to blame their family members after the fact of an event.

3. What kind of professional does Morey often hire who always seem to disappoint him?
(a) Psychologists.
(b) Writers.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Lawyers.

4. What was all that Daryl Morey wanted to do in life as a young man?
(a) Become a day trader on Wall Street.
(b) Design tall buildings.
(c) Become a businessman.
(d) Build winning sports teams.

5. What did Tversky think most people paid an enormous price for?
(a) Love.
(b) Bearing grudges.
(c) Financial security.
(d) Avoiding mild embarrassment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Daryl Morey go to college?

2. What did many people who knew Tversky remember most about him?

3. Why was Kahneman's father released from the Nazi prison camp after six weeks?

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

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

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