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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which book had a big influence on Daryl Morey when he was a teenager?
(a) The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract.
(b) Narwhals.
(c) The Marshall Plan.
(d) Moneyball.

2. 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.

3. In Chapter 4, who did Tversky marry in the United States?
(a) Barbara Gans.
(b) Marcia Marhters.
(c) Jennifer Torrence.
(d) Rachel Gedard.

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

5. Why was Kahneman's father released from the Nazi prison camp after six weeks?
(a) His child begged for his release.
(b) His wife lobbied for his safe return.
(c) His employer, Eugene Schueller, asked for his release.
(d) He had connections in the French government.

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. Where did the Kahnemans move after leaving Europe in the 1940s?

3. What did many people who knew Tversky remember most about him?

4. What does Morey realize was one of his big mistakes with the unsuccessful player his model chose in 2008?

5. Where was Kahneman's father imprisoned in 1941?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the common theme of the stories Lewis collects from Tversky's friends' and colleagues' recollections about him in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 3, what was the first flight Tversky took during which he landed?

3. What was Danny Kahneman particularly known for as a lecturer?

4. What was ironic about some people's perception that Daryl Morey must be a know-it-all?

5. What did Daryl Morey think was the best path to being able to pick draft players for an NBA team?

6. In Chapter 4, what did Kahneman say you had to study in order to study memory?

7. In Chapter 2, what did Shimon Shamir recall about Kahneman from their school days?

8. In Chapter 4, how did Barbara Tversky adjust to life in Israel?

9. In 2007, what was the problem with the talented basketball player Sean Williams?

10. Why did Morey ban the giving out of nicknames at the Houston Rockets?

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