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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 think he originally might want to become?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) An accountant.
(c) A poet or literary critic.
(d) A doctor.

2. Where did Tversky and Kahneman first go during the war in 1973 in the field?
(a) Syria.
(b) Jordan.
(c) The Sinai.
(d) Tel Aviv.

3. 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 intellectual talent.
(b) The ones he had about his singing skills.
(c) The ones he had about his own memory.
(d) The ones he had about his finances.

4. Where was Kahneman's father imprisoned in 1941?
(a) Drancy.
(b) Bergan-Belsen.
(c) Auschwitz.
(d) Munich.

5. In 2008, which player did Morey draft for his team who did not work out very well?
(a) Alan Iverson.
(b) Joey Dorsey.
(c) Marco Rollins.
(d) Jeremy Lin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Tversky's classmates in Michigan remember him in his earliest days there?

3. What did Tversky tell Delta Airlines to do to try to help avoid pilot errors?

4. Who was in charge of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs that asked Kahneman for help in 1974?

5. To whom did Tversky write to explain his reasoning for staying in the United States?

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