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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 - 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what branch of the military did the author complete service?
(a) Israeli Army.
(b) British Navy.
(c) French Navy.
(d) U.S. Marines.

2. The author describes a study conducted before President Nixon visited China and Russia. When was this?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1972.

3. What is described as the currency consumed by the nervous system above all others, and which serves as a currency for effortful mental activity?
(a) Vitamin B.
(b) Estrogen.
(c) Glucose.
(d) Testosterone.

4. Who is the author of The Halo Effect?
(a) Philip Rosenzweig.
(b) Baruch Fischhoff.
(c) Christopher Chabris.
(d) Malcolm Gladwell.

5. The average effort of System 2 is repeatedly compared with what?
(a) A race.
(b) A sprint.
(c) A stroll.
(d) A crawl.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pairs of competing companies are analyzed in Built to Last?

2. What does the author claim the main function of System 1 is in Chapter 6?

3. Who was the anesthesiologist who intervened regarding physicians' and midwives' clinical judgment to determine whether a baby faced breathing distress?

4. The author conludes in Chapter 10 that humans pay more attention to the content of messages than to what?

5. Extreme predictions and willingness to predict events from weak evidence are manifestations of what?

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