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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 9 - 11).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which psychologist's work prompted Tversky to travel to Michigan to study?
(a) Murray Gell-Mann.
(b) Ward Edwards.
(c) Danny Kahneman.
(d) Michael Bayes.

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

4. Where was Ward Edwards fired from before he moved to Michigan?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) Stanford University.
(c) Johns Hopkins University.
(d) Northwestern University.

5. What did Tversky like to do in the summer of 1970 as he talked through some ideas with friends?
(a) Play hockey.
(b) Play soccer.
(c) Shoot baskets.
(d) Play video games.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of professional does Morey often hire who always seem to disappoint him?

2. What book did Richard Thaler's father ask him to copy lines from when he was a child?

3. What did Tversky hate but tolerate as a habit of Kahneman's?

4. What is hindsight bias?

5. Once Tversky and Kahneman felt they had exhausted their research into judgment, what topic did they turn to?

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