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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. Who was the owner of the Houston Rockets when Morey was a manager there?
(a) Leslie Alexander.
(b) Marco Rollins.
(c) Joe Lomeo.
(d) Michael Morrison.

2. Which book had a big influence on Daryl Morey when he was a teenager?
(a) The Marshall Plan.
(b) Narwhals.
(c) The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract.
(d) Moneyball.

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

4. Why was Kahneman's father released from the Nazi prison camp after six weeks?
(a) He had connections in the French government.
(b) His employer, Eugene Schueller, asked for his release.
(c) His child begged for his release.
(d) His wife lobbied for his safe return.

5. What is hindsight bias?
(a) People's tendency to blame their family members after the fact of an event.
(b) People's tendency to look at an outcome and assume it was predictable all along.
(c) People's tendency to think they know more than they do before an event.
(d) People's tendency to like big numbers over small ones.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What nickname did Houston radio personalities give to Daryl Morey when he first took over as general manager of the city's NBA team?

3. What was Marc Gasol's nickname that blinded Morey and some others from seeing his true talent?

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

5. What illness did Kahneman's father suffer from?

(see the answer key)

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