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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. Who did Amos Tversky stand beside in the line for the entrance tests to be admitted to Hebrew University's psychology program?
(a) Marshall Minkestein.
(b) Danny Kahneman.
(c) Richard Sheinbaum.
(d) Amnon Rapoport.

2. Which of the following was one of Tversky's and Kahneman's heuristics for judgement?
(a) Hindsight.
(b) The Halo Effect.
(c) Availability.
(d) Hunger.

3. Where did Tversky travel to do research in the summer of 1970?
(a) Chicago, Illinois.
(b) Ann Arbor, Michigan.
(c) Eugene, Oregon.
(d) Seattle, Washington.

4. In Chapter 8, what was the hospital Donald Redelmeier worked at known for?
(a) Treating mental health issues.
(b) Treating bone injuries.
(c) Treating heart attacks.
(d) Treating victims of car accidents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Redelmeier say Kahneman was more likely to see in his own work than Tversky was able to see in his own work?

2. What did Tversky like to do in the summer of 1970 as he talked through some ideas with friends?

3. How did Tversky's classmates in Michigan remember him in his earliest days there?

4. What hypothetical problem was a classic example of a framing issue?

5. Who coauthored the first article Tversky ever wrote about medicine?

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