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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 12 - Coda).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tversky and Kahneman do in the war in 1973?
(a) They were assigned to the psychology unit.
(b) They were assigned as fighter pilots.
(c) They were assigned as cooks.
(d) They were assigned as paratroopers.

2. Which of the following did Tversky and Kahneman find that people overwhelmingly chose in gambling simulations?
(a) A large amount of money over a small amount of money.
(b) A sure loss over a sure gain.
(c) A loss for a friend over a loss for oneself.
(d) A sure smaller gain over a possible larger gain.

3. When did the Kahnemans leave Europe?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1950.

4. Whose research established the dangers of talking on the phone while driving?
(a) Lew Goldberg.
(b) Robert Tibshirani.
(c) Ward Edwards.
(d) Richard Thaler.

5. In 2007, which two players did Morey use his model to draft to great success?
(a) Aaron Brooks and Carl Landry.
(b) Alan Iverson and Aaron Brooks.
(c) Carl Landry and Alan Iverson.
(d) Jeremy Lin and Carl Landry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tversky's friend Maya Bar-Hillel say about Tversky's reaction to getting his prestigious award in 1984?

2. In Chapter 3, who was only 18 years old when he was identified by the Israeli army as leadership material?

3. What did people treat all remote probabilities as, according to Tversky's and Kahneman's findings?

4. Which of the following books did Kahneman like as a boy?

5. What did Tversky and Kahneman spend the academic year 1970 - 71 doing?

(see the answer key)

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