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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-13.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When was the original "Kriegsspiel" game developed?
(a) 1854.
(b) 1812.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1917.
2. What religion did John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s parents adopt?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Scientology.
(c) Episcopalian.
(d) Mormonism.
3. What is a situation in which no player can improve his situation in game theory?
(a) A zero-sum game.
(b) End game.
(c) Equilibrium.
(d) Stalemate.
4. Nash met with von Neumann to discuss his ideas regarding what in Chapter Ten?
(a) Manifolds.
(b) Riemann's Hypothesis.
(c) Game theory.
(d) The continuum hypothesis.
5. In game theory, what describes the situation when a player has available the same information to determine all of the possible games as would be available at the end of the game?
(a) Perfect information.
(b) Psychic information.
(c) Incontrovertable evidence.
(d) Complete data.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was Lloyd Shapley's father?
2. John Forbes Nash, Jr. arrived at Princeton in what year, in Chapter Three?
3. John Forbes Nash, Jr. was born on what date?
4. Who did Nash ask to be his thesis advisor in Chapter Ten?
5. What profession did John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s mother hold before she married?
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