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

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

3. What was all that Daryl Morey wanted to do in life as a young man?
(a) Design tall buildings.
(b) Build winning sports teams.
(c) Become a day trader on Wall Street.
(d) Become a businessman.

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

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

6. Why does Morey choose to ban nicknames from use on the NBA team he manages?
(a) They can hurt players' feelings.
(b) They can add to bias and cloud judgment when picking players.
(c) They can give the team a bad reputation.
(d) They can lead to fights on the court.

7. Which fellow student did Tversky have an intense relationship with in school?
(a) Bennie Mitchell.
(b) Julie Sheinbaum.
(c) Dahlia Ravikovitch.
(d) Marsha Mathers.

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

9. What did many people who knew Tversky remember most about him?
(a) His physical presence, as he was a large man.
(b) His cooking skills.
(c) His story-telling ability and great intelligence.
(d) His sonorous voice.

10. How long did the War of Independence last?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Ten months.

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

12. What company did Kahneman's father work for in the early 1940s?
(a) L'Oreal.
(b) Malcamay.
(c) Morrison Yorn.
(d) Gucci.

13. Which British psychologist did Kahneman meet in the 1960s who he would later marry?
(a) Clodagh Ringwald.
(b) Anne Treisman.
(c) Marion Holland.
(d) Michelle Renquoir.

14. Which team did Morey do some consulting for when he was a young man?
(a) The Oakland Athletics.
(b) The Washington Nationals.
(c) The Atlanta Braves.
(d) The Boston Red Sox.

15. Which two areas did aptitude tests reveal that Kahneman was equally suited to excel in?
(a) Humanities and Science.
(b) Mathematics and Medicine.
(c) Physical Sports and Humanities.
(d) Marksmanship and Humanities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname did Houston radio personalities give to Daryl Morey when he first took over as general manager of the city's NBA team?

2. What did Kahneman's personality test administered to Israeli army recruits reveal about the recruits?

3. Which book had a big influence on Daryl Morey when he was a teenager?

4. What was Kahneman's rule for getting fighter pilots to remember instructions?

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

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