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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the original "Kriegsspiel" game developed?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1854.
(c) 1812.
(d) 1917.

2. Who was Lloyd Shapley's father?
(a) Mark Shapley.
(b) Harlow Shapley.
(c) Norman Shapley.
(d) John David Shapley.

3. Kriegspiel is German for what?
(a) Sausage.
(b) Automobile.
(c) War game.
(d) Barking dog.

4. How old was John Forbes Nash, Jr. when he arrived at Princeton in Chapter Three?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Twenty.

5. In game theory, what describes the situation when a player has available the same information to determine all of the possible games as would be available at the end of the game?
(a) Psychic information.
(b) Complete data.
(c) Incontrovertable evidence.
(d) Perfect information.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s maternal grandfather held what profession?

2. Where did John Forbes Nash, Jr. take mathematics classes while in high school?

3. Kriegspiel refers to a chess variant based upon the original "Kriegsspiel" developed by whom?

4. Where did John Forbes Nash, Sr. work during the Depression?

5. John Forbes Nash, Jr. became interested in mathematics at what age?

(see the answer key)

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