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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 9 - 11).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What role did Tversky have when he first joined the Israeli army?
(a) Spy.
(b) Sniper.
(c) Paratrooper.
(d) Tank driver.

3. Who was the architect of the World Trade Center in Chapter 6?
(a) Jeremy Parker.
(b) Minoru Yamasaki.
(c) Florence Fabricant.
(d) Maya Lin.

4. How did Tversky's classmates in Michigan remember him in his earliest days there?
(a) He always spoke in French.
(b) He was largely absent from class.
(c) He was quiet and attentive.
(d) He was loud and disruptive.

5. Where was Richard Thaler an assistant professor in 1975?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) University of Chicago.
(c) Stanford University.
(d) University of Rochester.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were governments reluctant to seeding hurricanes?

2. What kind of opinion did Tversky have about historians and history books?

3. How did Paul Slovic describe Tversky's and Kahneman's way of collaborating?

4. What did Tversky like to call good ideas?

5. In Chapter 9, what did Kahneman say people needed in order to make a decision rather than a number?

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