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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. The original Ohio State studies in the 1950s and 1960s used who as subjects for prisoner's dilemma situations?
(a) Military volunteers.
(b) Students.
(c) Prisoners.
(d) Professors.

2. In what century was Kriegspiel developed?
(a) 19th.
(b) 18th.
(c) 17th.
(d) 20th.

3. During the Cold War "mutually assured ___" was the deterrence doctrine of the time.
(a) Development.
(b) Destruction.
(c) Success.
(d) Peace.

4. John von Neumann's original game theory was extended to find an equilibrium solution to what kind of games?
(a) N-person, zero-sum, and non-zero sum games.
(b) Zero-sum, two-person games.
(c) Non-zero sum, two person games.
(d) Two-person, zero-sum, and non-zero sum games.

5. Who became pessimistic about military technology and modern society as they aged?
(a) Russell.
(b) Shubik.
(c) von Neumann.
(d) Truman.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the game model prisoner's dilemma who developed the equilibrium solution that undermined rationality in general?

2. What could SAGE detect?

3. What is also know as a public goods game?

4. The RAND Corporation became know for "___" the unthinkable as they considered problems arising in varied situations?

5. When did the initial interest in game theory begin to wane?

(see the answer key)

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