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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 6 - 8).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did many people who knew Tversky remember most about him?
(a) His physical presence, as he was a large man.
(b) His sonorous voice.
(c) His story-telling ability and great intelligence.
(d) His cooking skills.

2. Which Israeli general spoke to Tversky's high school class during Tversky's senior year?
(a) Benjamin Netanyahu.
(b) Yuri Gurt.
(c) Shimon Perez.
(d) Moshe Dayan.

3. Which two areas did aptitude tests reveal that Kahneman was equally suited to excel in?
(a) Physical Sports and Humanities.
(b) Humanities and Science.
(c) Mathematics and Medicine.
(d) Marksmanship and Humanities.

4. What problem was Redelmeier most concerned about in hospitals?
(a) Clinical misjudgment.
(b) Lack of staff.
(c) Preventable infections.
(d) Overcharging.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Amos Tversky stand beside in the line for the entrance tests to be admitted to Hebrew University's psychology program?

2. In Chapter 8, where did Donald Redelmeier work?

3. In Chapter 4, what did Dalia Etzion say Kahneman had difficulty distinguishing between?

4. Where did Daryl Morey go to college?

5. Lewis opens the book with a quote from which author?

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