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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. Which team did Stephan Curry play for?
(a) The Miami Heat.
(b) The Houston Rockets.
(c) The L.A. Lakers.
(d) The Golden State Warriors.

2. What role did Tversky have when he first joined the Israeli army?
(a) Spy.
(b) Tank driver.
(c) Sniper.
(d) Paratrooper.

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

4. The belief in which of the following was the subject of Tversky's and Kahneman's early works?
(a) The power of music.
(b) Regression to the mean.
(c) The Halo Effect.
(d) The law of small numbers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Tversky's family move to in 1950?

2. What kind of professional does Morey often hire who always seem to disappoint him?

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

4. Lewis opens the book with a quote from which author?

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

(see the answer key)

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