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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. How much older than he was Amos Tversky's sister?
(a) 13 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 10 years.

2. Lewis opens the book with a quote from which author?
(a) Keynes.
(b) Marshall.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Voltaire.

3. Where did the Kahnemans move after leaving Europe in the 1940s?
(a) America.
(b) Russia.
(c) Palestine.
(d) China.

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

5. What did Tversky and Kahneman eventually title their work about decision-making?
(a) Marshall Theory.
(b) Prospect Theory.
(c) Gain Theory.
(d) Loss Theory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What materials did researchers use to demonstrate Bayes's rule?

2. Which psychologist's work prompted Tversky to travel to Michigan to study?

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

4. What did Redelmeier think was odd, in hindsight, about his relationships with Tversky and Kahneman?

5. What used to cause Kahneman a great deal of shame as a boy in the early 1940s?

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