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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which team does Daryl Morey work for?
(a) The Houston Rockets.
(b) The Miami Heat.
(c) The L.A. Lakers.
(d) The Boston Celtics.

3. Where was Ward Edwards fired from before he moved to Michigan?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) Johns Hopkins University.
(c) Stanford University.
(d) Northwestern University.

4. In the late 1960s, what did Kahneman help the Israeli army to do?
(a) Devise financial incentives to entice army recruits for service.
(b) Train spys.
(c) Train fighter pilots better.
(d) Devise menus for soldiers to minimize food waste.

5. What was Marc Gasol's nickname that blinded Morey and some others from seeing his true talent?
(a) Birdy.
(b) Pudgy.
(c) Slug Feet.
(d) Man Boobs.

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

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

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

9. What kind of class did Morey enroll in during his time at Harvard Business School?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Dance.
(c) Behavioral Economics.
(d) Sports Medicine.

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

11. In Chapter 5, how did Kahneman react to Tversky's lecture about Bayesian Theory?
(a) He confronted and contradicted Tversky in real time.
(b) He suggested he and Tversky start doing joint lectures.
(c) He agreed with everything Tversky had to say.
(d) He suggested he and Tversky talk about writing reinforcements to the theory.

12. In Chapter 4, what did Dalia Etzion say Kahneman had difficulty distinguishing between?
(a) A waste of time and a worth-while pursuit.
(b) A hope and a dream.
(c) An efficient soldier and an inefficient one.
(d) A good person and a traitor.

13. Which of the following books did Kahneman like as a boy?
(a) Lolita.
(b) Around the World in Eighty Days.
(c) A Christmas Carol.
(d) War and Peace.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Amos Tversky's mother?

2. Which book did Lewis publish in 2003?

3. What is hindsight bias?

4. Who was the owner of the Houston Rockets when Morey was a manager there?

5. Which of the following principals did Tversky set out to study/prove during his time in Michigan?

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