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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. Which team does Daryl Morey work for?
(a) The Miami Heat.
(b) The Houston Rockets.
(c) The Boston Celtics.
(d) The L.A. Lakers.

2. Where did Tversky spend the 1970-71 academic year?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Stanford University.
(c) Princeton University.
(d) Yale University.

3. Where did Tversky's family move to in 1950?
(a) Tel Aviv.
(b) Rome.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Haifa.

4. In Chapter 8, where did Donald Redelmeier work?
(a) Los Angeles Hospital.
(b) Sunnybrook Hospital.
(c) Boston University Hospital.
(d) Mount Sinai Hospital.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Kahneman's father imprisoned in 1941?

2. What is hindsight bias?

3. How long did the War of Independence last?

4. What problem was Redelmeier most concerned about in hospitals?

5. What did Tversky and Kahneman eventually title their work about decision-making?

(see the answer key)

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