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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bertrand Russell is a ___.
(a) Mathematician.
(b) Physicist.
(c) Philosopher.
(d) Economist.

2. Game theory, according to details in Chapter 3, is a ____ of conflict.
(a) Escalation.
(b) Solution.
(c) Trapdoor.
(d) Model.

3. In prisoner's dilemma a ____ action will be bad for both parties,which is a problem game theory seeks to understand.
(a) Irrational.
(b) Simple.
(c) Rational.
(d) Selfish.

4. In Chapter 1, as time runs out for the loved ones, each in a separate room what will each be tempted to do?
(a) Quit.
(b) Push the button.
(c) Wait it out.
(d) Beg for more time.

5. Where were the Manhattan Project operations located?
(a) D.C.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) New York.
(d) Arizona.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the game prisoner's dilemma the police separate the two criminals into ______ .

2. In the prisoner's dilemmas experiments, how many times was the equilibrium solution played, according to Chapter 6?

3. Prussian ___ were required to play Kriegspiel.

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

5. What is it called when both rational opposing parties choose an equal division in a game?

Short Essay Questions

1. When was the Cold War and who was involved?

2. How is Kriegspiel different from Chess or Tic-tac-toe?

3. What was the Manhattan Project?

4. Why did Russell and von Neumann advocate preventative war during the Cold War?

5. What is Kriegspiel?

6. Why was von Neumann considered the "best brain in the world?"

7. What was the RAND Corporation?

8. Who is John Nash?

9. What was the doctrine of deterrence during the Cold War and what did it mean?

10. What did Merrill Flood observe and conclude about his RAND colleagues as they left California at the end of summer?

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