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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 The Dollar Auction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two person game is similar to Prisoner's Dilemma except that in this game there is no reason to cooperate?
(a) Bully.
(b) Kriegspiel.
(c) Stagh Hunt.
(d) Deadlock.

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

3. RAND developed a nuclear fail safe strategy that held that a good second strike capability deterred a first strike by ensuring that the U.S. had plenty of what available?
(a) "Fat Bombs."
(b) EMPs.
(c) MIRVs.
(d) ICBMs.

4. John Nash, a brilliant unbalanced mathematician, was von Neumann's old colleague who reconnected with him where?
(a) At IBM.
(b) At RAND.
(c) At the Manhattan Project.
(d) At Princeton.

5. John von Neumann developed game theory partly as an alternative foundation to what?
(a) Physics.
(b) Human behavior.
(c) Economics.
(d) Probability.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what field was game theory used to model evolutionary game theory?

2. In which game is defection the best strategy for either player?

3. By the end of the book we find von Neumann had become pessimistic about technology in modern society, and many agreed with him that the logic of ____ in conflict is inescapable.

4. John von Neumann helped a company move its _____ computers to digital, stored binary computers.

5. In what year was von Neumann invited to join the Manhattan Project?

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