The Undoing Project Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Undoing Project Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Michael Lewis
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Tversky briefly installed as a military governor?
(a) Jericho.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Tel Aviv.
(d) Haifa.

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

3. What did Tversky and Kahneman write that people's intuitive expectations are governed by in one of their early papers?
(a) Hunger.
(b) A consistent misperception of the world.
(c) Fear.
(d) Love.

4. What could often be heard from behind the closed door of the room Tversky and Kahneman worked in?
(a) Crying.
(b) Angry shouting.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Silence.

5. What was Kahneman's rule for getting fighter pilots to remember instructions?
(a) The Rule of Fourths.
(b) The Rule of Threes.
(c) The Magical Number Seven.
(d) The Magical Number Nine.

6. What kind of professional does Morey often hire who always seem to disappoint him?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Psychologists.
(d) Writers.

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

8. In Chapter 4, what did Kahneman say was necessary to study if one was interested in studying memory?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Forgetting.
(d) Endorphins.

9. The belief in which of the following was the subject of Tversky's and Kahneman's early works?
(a) The Halo Effect.
(b) The power of music.
(c) The law of small numbers.
(d) Regression to the mean.

10. Why does Morey think he wrongly passed on drafting Jeremy Lin?
(a) He thought Lin was too old.
(b) He thought Lin was too young.
(c) He had the impression that Lin was unathletic, even though he is actually incredibly athletic.
(d) He thought his own model was wrong.

11. What did Kahneman's personality test administered to Israeli army recruits reveal about the recruits?
(a) The likelihood a recruit would suffer a mental breakdown.
(b) The likelihood a recruit would succeed in any job.
(c) The likelihood a recruit would become a deserter.
(d) The likelihood a recruit would be a good marksperson.

12. Who did Singh tell Morey and his team were his two favorite basketball players?
(a) Shaquille O'Neal and Michael Jordan.
(b) Yao Ming and Shaquille O'Neal.
(c) Jeremy Lin and Michael Jordan.
(d) LeBron James and Yao Ming.

13. What did Amos Tversky's father do for a living?
(a) Veterinarian.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Professor.

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

15. Why does Kahneman remember April 27, 1944?
(a) It was the night his sister died.
(b) It was the night the family fled Europe.
(c) It was the night their house was bombed.
(d) It was the night before his father died.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Amos Tversky's mother?

2. Where did Tversky's family move to in 1950?

3. Why was Kahneman's father released from the Nazi prison camp after six weeks?

4. In Chapter 4, which university did Tversky begin working at upon his return to Israel?

5. What state did Tversky leave Kahneman's seminar in in Chapter 5 that was unusual for him?

(see the answer keys)

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