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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. In Chapter 12, what does Lewis observe that it did not look like the miracle of Tversky's and Kahneman's partnership could survive?
(a) Removal from the Holy Land.
(b) Fortune.
(c) Personal tragedy.
(d) Fame.

2. Which computer company offered to donate machines to Stanford's Psychology Department because of Tversky?
(a) Toshiba.
(b) Asus.
(c) Microsoft.
(d) Apple.

3. Why does Morey ultimately pass on drafting Satnam Singh?
(a) Singh is too old.
(b) Singh is too volatile.
(c) He has no real data on Singh.
(d) Singh is too young.

4. In Chapter 2, what does Lewis identify as the most curious of Danny Kahneman's personal doubts?
(a) The ones he had about his own memory.
(b) The ones he had about his finances.
(c) The ones he had about his singing skills.
(d) The ones he had about his own intellectual talent.

5. What did people treat all remote probabilities as, according to Tversky's and Kahneman's findings?
(a) Possibilities.
(b) Impossibilities.
(c) Dreams.
(d) Homework.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which lawyer worked in the Obama administration and used Tversky's and Kahneman's ideas to craft policy?

2. Where was Tversky briefly installed as a military governor?

3. How did Paul Slovic describe Tversky's and Kahneman's way of collaborating?

4. Whose research established the dangers of talking on the phone while driving?

5. Who did Amos Tversky stand beside in the line for the entrance tests to be admitted to Hebrew University's psychology program?

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