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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. Which British psychologist did Kahneman meet in the 1960s who he would later marry?
(a) Anne Treisman.
(b) Marion Holland.
(c) Michelle Renquoir.
(d) Clodagh Ringwald.

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

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

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

5. Which book did Lewis publish in 2003?
(a) Change is Hard.
(b) Narwhals.
(c) The Blind Side.
(d) Moneyball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis say that Kahneman's volatility was for Danny?

2. Why does Morey choose to ban nicknames from use on the NBA team he manages?

3. In Chapter 7, how did Tversky and Kahneman classify the relationship between prediction and judgment?

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

5. What did Kahneman's personality test administered to Israeli army recruits reveal about the recruits?

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