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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 More on Social Dilemmas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Due to his deteriorating health von Neumann was confined to a wheelchair in ___.
(a) 1950.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1956.

2. Which one of von Neumann's colleagues, though a left wing pacifist, joined with him in advocating preventative nuclear war against the Soviet Union?
(a) Russell.
(b) Einstein.
(c) Nash.
(d) Oppenheimer.

3. Over the years variations on the Ohio study have included variables in gender, race and ____.
(a) Education.
(b) Books read.
(c) Eye color.
(d) Car ownership.

4. What is the most popular "solution" to the rational to cooperate in Prisoner's Dilemma as explained in Chapter 11?
(a) Minimax.
(b) Repeated play.
(c) Tit-for-tat.
(d) Equilibrium.

5. In Chapter 1 if neither loved one pushes their button by the time limit what happens?
(a) One dies.
(b) Both die.
(c) Both are set free.
(d) Both are beaten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tic-tac-toe, like the game of ____ , has a finite number of ways it can be played, which can be calculated by a computer.

2. In prisoner's dilemma a ____ action will be bad for both parties,which is a problem game theory seeks to understand.

3. What country did some feel stood in the way of a world government and should be bombed?

4. Who first suggested nuclear warfare as a game of chicken?

5. In Chapter 1 if the person in one of the rooms pushes the button before their loved one in another room their loved one will be ____.

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