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

2. In what century did Kriegspiel become popular among the Prussians?
(a) 17th.
(b) 18th.
(c) 19th.
(d) 20th.

3. With what country was the United States engaged in a "cold war?"
(a) Germany.
(b) Korea.
(c) The Soviet Union.
(d) Cuba.

4. Who invited von Neumann to join the Manhattan Project?
(a) Oppenheimer.
(b) Godel.
(c) Flood.
(d) Einstein.

5. In a game of chicken, what happens if both parties swerve simultaneously?
(a) A vote determines the winner.
(b) They have to start over.
(c) Neither is the chicken.
(d) They both win.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Cold War "mutually assured ___" was the deterrence doctrine of the time.

2. Which two person game is similar to Prisoner's Dilemma except that in this game there is no reason to cooperate?

3. A study commissioned to find out how many bombs the U.S. had available reported that a total of 300 to 600 bombs were available in what year?

4. As his health worsened von Neumann's ___ was one of the first things to go.

5. In what year did the U.S. get good evidence of Soviet nuclear capability?

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