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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 Game Theory and its Discontents.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Russell was the first to suggest a different game model for ___ than prisoner's dilemma.
(a) Nuclear war.
(b) Selling a car.
(c) Negotiating a peace treaty.
(d) Building a world government.

2. Many began to see the presumptions of game theory as callous and ___.
(a) Inhumane.
(b) Unrealistic.
(c) Irrational.
(d) Unthinkable.

3. John von Neumann was from a family of ___ Jews.
(a) Polish.
(b) German.
(c) Hungarian.
(d) Czech.

4. Who conducted an experiment to see how real people would respond in the prisoner's dilemma game model?
(a) Godel.
(b) von Neumann.
(c) Flood.
(d) Nash.

5. RAND operations were located where?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Illinois.
(c) California.
(d) D.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. The RAND institute at one time had every great U.S. and free world mathematician, physicist and ____ working there.

2. During von Neumann's time on the Princeton social scene, he attended numerous parties and his drink of choice was what?

3. Kriegspiel is what is termed an "____" information game.

4. Besides mathematics, von Neumann, according to details in Chapter 2, was also very knowledgeable in what area?

5. The original Ohio State studies in the 1950s and 1960s used who as subjects for prisoner's dilemma situations?

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