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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Introduction - Chapter 2).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lewis opens the book with a quote from which author?
(a) Keynes.
(b) Dickens.
(c) Marshall.
(d) Voltaire.

2. Who did Singh tell Morey and his team were his two favorite basketball players?
(a) Yao Ming and Shaquille O'Neal.
(b) Jeremy Lin and Michael Jordan.
(c) LeBron James and Yao Ming.
(d) Shaquille O'Neal and Michael Jordan.

3. What company did Kahneman's father work for in the early 1940s?
(a) Morrison Yorn.
(b) Gucci.
(c) L'Oreal.
(d) Malcamay.

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

5. Why does Morey choose to ban nicknames from use on the NBA team he manages?
(a) They can hurt players' feelings.
(b) They can give the team a bad reputation.
(c) They can add to bias and cloud judgment when picking players.
(d) They can lead to fights on the court.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Kahnemans do to pass as Christians while in hiding?

2. Where did the Kahnemans move after leaving Europe in the 1940s?

3. What used to cause Kahneman a great deal of shame as a boy in the early 1940s?

4. Which team did Morey do some consulting for when he was a young man?

5. Which very large player does Morey's team meet in 2015 as a potential draft pick?

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