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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 one Hebrew University official say to Tversky about him leaving Israel for the United States?
(a) It would be a war crime.
(b) It would be a coup.
(c) It would be a national tragedy.
(d) It would be a betrayal.

2. What state did Tversky leave Kahneman's seminar in in Chapter 5 that was unusual for him?
(a) Doubt.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Happiness.

3. What did Tversky and Kahneman eventually title their work about decision-making?
(a) Gain Theory.
(b) Prospect Theory.
(c) Loss Theory.
(d) Marshall Theory.

4. Where was Richard Thaler an assistant professor in 1975?
(a) Stanford University.
(b) University of Chicago.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) University of Rochester.

5. What company did Kahneman's father work for in the early 1940s?
(a) Malcamay.
(b) L'Oreal.
(c) Gucci.
(d) Morrison Yorn.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the late 1960s, what did Kahneman help the Israeli army to do?

2. Who was the owner of the Houston Rockets when Morey was a manager there?

3. What did Redelmeier say Kahneman was more likely to see in his own work than Tversky was able to see in his own work?

4. Which British psychologist did Kahneman meet in the 1960s who he would later marry?

5. What did the Kahnemans do to pass as Christians while in hiding?

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