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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. Why did Amnon Rapoport travel to North Carolina in 1961?
(a) He had a family funeral there.
(b) He had a job interview there.
(c) He was assigned there by a Fulbright scholarship Committee.
(d) He went to work on a painting project with a friend.

2. In Chapter 4, what did Dalia Etzion say Kahneman had difficulty distinguishing between?
(a) An efficient soldier and an inefficient one.
(b) A good person and a traitor.
(c) A waste of time and a worth-while pursuit.
(d) A hope and a dream.

3. What did Redelmeier think was odd, in hindsight, about his relationships with Tversky and Kahneman?
(a) How strange it was that neither man had invited him to travel to Israel.
(b) How little he knew about each man's life.
(c) How little he knew about each man's educational background.
(d) How each man did his best work while playing basketball and discussing their ideas at the same time.

4. What was Lew Goldberg's work known for addressing?
(a) The idea that people's consumer habits are influenced heavily by colors.
(b) The idea that being hungry makes one buy more when grocery shopping.
(c) The idea that being cold makes one more likely to participate in violent acts.
(d) The idea that expert judgments could be less reliable than algorithms.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Kahneman's first real friend?

2. What did Tversky think most people paid an enormous price for?

3. Which fellow student did Tversky have an intense relationship with in school?

4. What school of psychological thought was Kahneman most attracted to as a young man?

5. What illness did Kahneman's father suffer from?

(see the answer key)

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