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

2. In the late 1960s, what did Kahneman help the Israeli army to do?
(a) Devise menus for soldiers to minimize food waste.
(b) Train spys.
(c) Train fighter pilots better.
(d) Devise financial incentives to entice army recruits for service.

3. In Chapter 2, what does Lewis identify as the most curious of Danny Kahneman's personal doubts?
(a) The ones he had about his finances.
(b) The ones he had about his own memory.
(c) The ones he had about his own intellectual talent.
(d) The ones he had about his singing skills.

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

5. In 2007, which two players did Morey use his model to draft to great success?
(a) Alan Iverson and Aaron Brooks.
(b) Aaron Brooks and Carl Landry.
(c) Jeremy Lin and Carl Landry.
(d) Carl Landry and Alan Iverson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tversky and Kahneman write that people's intuitive expectations are governed by in one of their early papers?

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

3. Which fellow student did Tversky have an intense relationship with in school?

4. Where was Tversky briefly installed as a military governor?

5. What is hindsight bias?

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