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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 did Kahneman's personality test administered to Israeli army recruits reveal about the recruits?
(a) The likelihood a recruit would suffer a mental breakdown.
(b) The likelihood a recruit would succeed in any job.
(c) The likelihood a recruit would become a deserter.
(d) The likelihood a recruit would be a good marksperson.

2. Which institution did Kahneman return to in 1967?
(a) Tel Aviv University.
(b) Hebrew University.
(c) Marion College.
(d) Jerusalem University.

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

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

5. Where was Kahneman's father imprisoned in 1941?
(a) Auschwitz.
(b) Drancy.
(c) Munich.
(d) Bergan-Belsen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is hindsight bias?

2. Which team did Stephan Curry play for?

3. Why does Morey think he wrongly passed on drafting Jeremy Lin?

4. What subject was Kahneman running experiments on in his Berkeley lab by the time he met Redelmeier?

5. Where did Tversky travel to do research in the summer of 1970?

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