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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Kahneman's personality test administered to Israeli army recruits reveal about the recruits?
(a) The likelihood a recruit would succeed in any job.
(b) The likelihood a recruit would become a deserter.
(c) The likelihood a recruit would suffer a mental breakdown.
(d) The likelihood a recruit would be a good marksperson.

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

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

4. Which team did Stephan Curry play for?
(a) The Houston Rockets.
(b) The Golden State Warriors.
(c) The L.A. Lakers.
(d) The Miami Heat.

5. What used to cause Kahneman a great deal of shame as a boy in the early 1940s?
(a) The tattoo he had on his skin from the concentration camp.
(b) Having to wear a badge identifying him as Jewish.
(c) Not having enough to eat.
(d) Having to wear old shoes to school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which institution did Kahneman return to in 1967?

2. The belief in which of the following was the subject of Tversky's and Kahneman's early works?

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

4. Why did Amnon Rapoport travel to North Carolina in 1961?

5. Which two areas did aptitude tests reveal that Kahneman was equally suited to excel in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which book did Lewis publish in 2003 and what was it about?

2. In Chapter 3, what was Amnon Rapoport's first impression of Amos Tversky?

3. What did Daryl Morey think was the best path to being able to pick draft players for an NBA team?

4. What event did Amos Tversky participate in in the late 1960s that drew him back into armed conflict?

5. In 2007, what was the problem with the talented basketball player Sean Williams?

6. In Chapter 4, how did Barbara Tversky adjust to life in Israel?

7. Who were some of Tversky's first subjects during his early experiments on decision-making?

8. What is the common theme of the stories Lewis collects from Tversky's friends' and colleagues' recollections about him in Chapter 3?

9. In Chapter 2, what did Kahneman's father tell him the night before he died?

10. What was Danny Kahneman particularly known for as a lecturer?

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