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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 were the leaders in decision analysis clustered in the early 1970s?
(a) The Sorbonne.
(b) The Stanford Research Institute.
(c) Oxford and Cambridge.
(d) Harvard Medical School.

2. What materials did researchers use to demonstrate Bayes's rule?
(a) Ribbons and books.
(b) Cookies and marshmallows.
(c) Book bags and poker chips.
(d) Needles and pins.

3. What hypothetical problem was a classic example of a framing issue?
(a) The Fleishman Problem.
(b) The Kobayashi Maru.
(c) The Blue Ocean Rant.
(d) The Asian Disease Problem.

4. Which team did Stephan Curry play for?
(a) The L.A. Lakers.
(b) The Miami Heat.
(c) The Houston Rockets.
(d) The Golden State Warriors.

5. Which mathematician had published the major theory of decision-making when Tversky and Kahneman started researching it?
(a) Leonardo DaVinci.
(b) Jonathan Keynes.
(c) Harold Bayes.
(d) Daniel Bernoulli.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Morey ultimately pass on drafting Satnam Singh?

2. What does Morey realize was one of his big mistakes with the unsuccessful player his model chose in 2008?

3. When did the Kahnemans leave Europe?

4. What did Tversky hate but tolerate as a habit of Kahneman's?

5. In the late 1960s, what did Kahneman help the Israeli army to do?

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