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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 9 - 11).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of opinion did Tversky have about historians and history books?
(a) Tversky thought much of what was in history books was fiction created by the authors.
(b) Tversky had great respect for historians.
(c) Tversky thought historians needed to work more closely with fiction writers to make their writing more interesting.
(d) Tversky thought historians needed to work more closely with economists.

2. What nickname did Houston radio personalities give to Daryl Morey when he first took over as general manager of the city's NBA team?
(a) The Ringer.
(b) Deep Blue.
(c) Bulldog.
(d) The Killer.

3. Which of the following principals did Tversky set out to study/prove during his time in Michigan?
(a) Transitivity.
(b) Anchoring.
(c) Representativeness.
(d) The Halo Effect.

4. What did Kahneman determine was the real reason for the change in pilots' performance after praise or criticism?
(a) Financial hardship.
(b) Insecurity.
(c) Regression to the mean.
(d) Confidence.

5. In 2007, which two players did Morey use his model to draft to great success?
(a) Jeremy Lin and Carl Landry.
(b) Carl Landry and Alan Iverson.
(c) Aaron Brooks and Carl Landry.
(d) Alan Iverson and Aaron Brooks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2008, which player did Morey draft for his team who did not work out very well?

2. What did Tversky like to call good ideas?

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

4. Who was the architect of the World Trade Center in Chapter 6?

5. How did Paul Slovic describe Tversky's and Kahneman's way of collaborating?

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