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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Tversky's favorite television drama?
(a) 21 Jump Street.
(b) Night Court.
(c) Hill Street Blues.
(d) NYPD Blue.

2. What is hindsight bias?
(a) People's tendency to like big numbers over small ones.
(b) People's tendency to think they know more than they do before an event.
(c) People's tendency to blame their family members after the fact of an event.
(d) People's tendency to look at an outcome and assume it was predictable all along.

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

4. What was the only think Kahneman and his mother found in their Paris apartment after the war?
(a) Two luxurious green chairs.
(b) The mother's jewelry.
(c) A wooden cupboard.
(d) Some china plates.

5. Which very large player does Morey's team meet in 2015 as a potential draft pick?
(a) Satnam Singh.
(b) Morrel Lorely.
(c) Yao Ming.
(d) Jung Mao.

6. Lewis opens the book with a quote from which author?
(a) Keynes.
(b) Marshall.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Voltaire.

7. Which psychologist's work prompted Tversky to travel to Michigan to study?
(a) Murray Gell-Mann.
(b) Ward Edwards.
(c) Danny Kahneman.
(d) Michael Bayes.

8. What used to cause Kahneman a great deal of shame as a boy in the early 1940s?
(a) Having to wear a badge identifying him as Jewish.
(b) The tattoo he had on his skin from the concentration camp.
(c) Having to wear old shoes to school.
(d) Not having enough to eat.

9. In Chapter 4, when did Tversky return to Israel after studying in Michigan?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1970.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What could often be heard from behind the closed door of the room Tversky and Kahneman worked in?

2. In Chapter 4, what did Kahneman say was necessary to study if one was interested in studying memory?

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

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

5. Which team did Morey do some consulting for when he was a young man?

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