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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 the late 1960s, what did Kahneman help the Israeli army to do?
(a) Devise financial incentives to entice army recruits for service.
(b) Train spys.
(c) Train fighter pilots better.
(d) Devise menus for soldiers to minimize food waste.

2. What was Tversky's favorite television drama?
(a) Night Court.
(b) Hill Street Blues.
(c) NYPD Blue.
(d) 21 Jump Street.

3. Lewis opens the book with a quote from which author?
(a) Keynes.
(b) Marshall.
(c) Voltaire.
(d) Dickens.

4. What company did Kahneman's father work for in the early 1940s?
(a) Morrison Yorn.
(b) Malcamay.
(c) L'Oreal.
(d) Gucci.

5. What did many people who knew Tversky remember most about him?
(a) His sonorous voice.
(b) His cooking skills.
(c) His physical presence, as he was a large man.
(d) His story-telling ability and great intelligence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What used to cause Kahneman a great deal of shame as a boy in the early 1940s?

3. What does Lewis say that Kahneman's volatility was for Danny?

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

5. Where was Ward Edwards fired from before he moved to Michigan?

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