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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. What did Tversky and Kahneman find about many choices all decision-makers face?
(a) The choices are often two unpleasant options.
(b) The choices are clouded by positive emotions.
(c) The choices are clouded by other people's opinions.
(d) The choices are affected by whether or not one is a parent.

2. What did Tversky think most people paid an enormous price for?
(a) Bearing grudges.
(b) Love.
(c) Financial security.
(d) Avoiding mild embarrassment.

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

4. What subject was Kahneman running experiments on in his Berkeley lab by the time he met Redelmeier?
(a) Financial Hardship.
(b) Envy.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Regret.

5. Which two areas did aptitude tests reveal that Kahneman was equally suited to excel in?
(a) Mathematics and Medicine.
(b) Physical Sports and Humanities.
(c) Humanities and Science.
(d) Marksmanship and Humanities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of audience did Tversky and Kahneman have in mind when they wrote their first papers together?

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

3. What was the only think Kahneman and his mother found in their Paris apartment after the war?

4. In 2007, which two players did Morey use his model to draft to great success?

5. Who was the engineer for the World Trade Center project?

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