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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The RAND Corporation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Prussian ___ were required to play Kriegspiel.
(a) Infantry.
(b) Officers.
(c) Snipers.
(d) Pilots.

2. In what country did von Neumann earn his PhD in mathematics?
(a) The United States.
(b) Hungary.
(c) The Middle East.
(d) Germany.

3. Besides mathematics, von Neumann, according to details in Chapter 2, was also very knowledgeable in what area?
(a) Religion.
(b) History.
(c) Biology.
(d) English Literature.

4. What was the bomb called that von Neumann developed which became the basis for later nuclear device development?
(a) The "bully" bomb.
(b) The ICBMs.
(c) The "trapdoor."
(d) The "fat man" bomb.

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 ____.
(a) Killed.
(b) Saved.
(c) Fed.
(d) Starved.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1 if neither loved one pushes their button by the time limit what happens?

2. Kriegspiel was developed as a game to be used where?

3. The minimax theorem states that every two-person game that is completely defined and where players are completely opposed, will have a solution in either ____ or mixed strategy.

4. Scientists working on the Manhattan Project were in a rush to complete the project before Russia and ____ could complete their similar projects.

5. Which one of von Neumann's friends and colleague used game theory to help the Allies improve bombing efficacy in Europe?

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