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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 6 - 8).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the leaders in decision analysis clustered in the early 1970s?
(a) The Sorbonne.
(b) Harvard Medical School.
(c) Oxford and Cambridge.
(d) The Stanford Research Institute.

2. Who was the engineer for the World Trade Center project?
(a) Les Robertson.
(b) Marcus Samuelson.
(c) Rachel Adams.
(d) Thomas Colhard.

3. When did Kahneman and Tversky solidify their working collaboration by?
(a) Fall 1969.
(b) Summer 1960.
(c) Spring 1963.
(d) Winter 1964.

4. Who was Kahneman's first real friend?
(a) Maisie Barber.
(b) Effie Finklestein.
(c) Shimon Shamir.
(d) Ella Peron.

5. What did both Tversky and Kahneman sense regarding their joint work during their year in Eugene?
(a) Growing interest in their work.
(b) Less financial opportunities for both of them.
(c) A waning interest in their work.
(d) More financial opportunities for both of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Tversky's favorite television drama?

2. Where was Tversky briefly installed as a military governor?

3. In Chapter 5, how did Kahneman react to Tversky's lecture about Bayesian Theory?

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

5. What type of structure did researchers build to try to simulate the swaying at the top of the new World Trade Center?

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