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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 3 - 5).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tversky think he originally might want to become?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A doctor.
(c) An accountant.
(d) A poet or literary critic.

2. What did Kahneman's personality test administered to Israeli army recruits reveal about the recruits?
(a) The likelihood a recruit would succeed in any job.
(b) The likelihood a recruit would suffer a mental breakdown.
(c) The likelihood a recruit would be a good marksperson.
(d) The likelihood a recruit would become a deserter.

3. Which team did Morey do some consulting for when he was a young man?
(a) The Boston Red Sox.
(b) The Oakland Athletics.
(c) The Atlanta Braves.
(d) The Washington Nationals.

4. When did the Kahnemans leave Europe?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1946.

5. Who was Kahneman's first real friend?
(a) Shimon Shamir.
(b) Maisie Barber.
(c) Effie Finklestein.
(d) Ella Peron.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, which university did Tversky begin working at upon his return to Israel?

2. Which Israeli general spoke to Tversky's high school class during Tversky's senior year?

3. Which institution did Kahneman return to in 1967?

4. What could often be heard from behind the closed door of the room Tversky and Kahneman worked in?

5. In Chapter 4, who did Tversky marry in the United States?

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