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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. In Chapter 3, who was only 18 years old when he was identified by the Israeli army as leadership material?
(a) Danny Kahneman.
(b) Amos Tversky.
(c) Amnon Rapoport.
(d) Marshall Minklestein.

2. Which team does Daryl Morey work for?
(a) The Boston Celtics.
(b) The Miami Heat.
(c) The Houston Rockets.
(d) The L.A. Lakers.

3. What did the Kahnemans do to pass as Christians while in hiding?
(a) Carried rosaries.
(b) Wore crosses as jewelry.
(c) Had crosses in their house.
(d) Went to church on Sundays.

4. In 2008, which player did Morey draft for his team who did not work out very well?
(a) Marco Rollins.
(b) Joey Dorsey.
(c) Alan Iverson.
(d) Jeremy Lin.

5. Why did Amnon Rapoport travel to North Carolina in 1961?
(a) He was assigned there by a Fulbright scholarship Committee.
(b) He had a job interview there.
(c) He went to work on a painting project with a friend.
(d) He had a family funeral there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Kahneman's rule for getting fighter pilots to remember instructions?

2. How long did the War of Independence last?

3. What school of psychological thought was Kahneman most attracted to as a young man?

4. Who was Amos Tversky's mother?

5. How much older than he was Amos Tversky's sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, for what action did Tversky receive the Israeli army's highest honor?

2. In Chapter 2, how was Kahneman's father saved when the Nazis took him away in November 1941?

3. In Chapter 2, how did Kahneman feel about each of his parents?

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

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

6. In Chapter 2, what revolutionary work did Kahneman do for the Israeli army at a very young age?

7. What was ironic about some people's perception that Daryl Morey must be a know-it-all?

8. In Chapter 3, what was the first flight Tversky took during which he landed?

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

10. In Chapter 3, what general approach did Tverksy take to social science during his years in Michigan?

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