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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. Where was Tversky briefly installed as a military governor?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Tel Aviv.
(c) Haifa.
(d) Jericho.

2. 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 become a deserter.
(c) The likelihood a recruit would be a good marksperson.
(d) The likelihood a recruit would succeed in any job.

3. What state did Tversky leave Kahneman's seminar in in Chapter 5 that was unusual for him?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Doubt.

4. Kahneman felt that it was the anticipation of which of the following that affected many people's decisions?
(a) Embarrassment.
(b) Contentment.
(c) Anger.
(d) Regret.

5. Why were governments reluctant to seeding hurricanes?
(a) They would then be implicated in whatever damage the hurricane wrought.
(b) It was very expensive.
(c) It could pollute the environment.
(d) It sometimes made hurricanes worse.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Oregon, where did Tversky and Kahneman find an office to work together in?

2. In Chapter 6, who persuaded the National Science Foundation to allocate $60,000 to him for a behavioral science research center?

3. Where were the leaders in decision analysis clustered in the early 1970s?

4. What publication did Tversky and Kahneman think offered them the best chance of reaching audiences outside of psychology?

5. Where did Kahneman fly to meet Anne Treisman and declare her love for her in 1975?

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