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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 Von Neumann's Last years.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to details in Chapter 7 Harold Urey was a key developer of what?
(a) The hydrogen bomb.
(b) ICBMs.
(c) The atom bomb.
(d) MIRVs.

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

4. What philosopher advocated a world government for peace?
(a) Hilbert.
(b) Cun.
(c) Alchian.
(d) Russell.

5. In Chapter 5 it is mentioned that the RAND Corporation became known as what type of place?
(a) A think tank.
(b) A funding black hole.
(c) The best brains in the world.
(d) A government conspiracy operation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who played Kriegspiel as a boy?

2. RAND operations were located where?

3. Which game was popular in the IAS lunch rooms?

4. Prussians issued Kriegspiel to every ____.

5. In prisoner's dilemma, if either criminal confesses before the other the police promise to do what?

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