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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 Chicken and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the bomb called that von Neumann developed which became the basis for later nuclear device development?
(a) The "bully" bomb.
(b) The "fat man" bomb.
(c) The ICBMs.
(d) The "trapdoor."

2. Where was the Russian spy born who was instrumental in helping Russia achieve nuclear capability?
(a) United States.
(b) Germany.
(c) Russia.
(d) Hungary.

3. Where was the disastrous Secretary of the Navy's speech about neutralizing the Soviet threat made?
(a) California.
(b) Nebraska.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Arizona.

4. In what year did North Korea invade South Korea to start the Korean War?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1955.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the game of chicken what game model did many believe nuclear warfare was like?

2. What was the name of the Russian spy working in Britain that helped leak key nuclear information to help Russia become nuclear capable quicker?

3. What philosopher advocated a world government for peace?

4. Who invited von Neumann to join the Manhattan Project?

5. Besides Bertrand Russell, what mathematician thought a new war between the U.S. and Soviet Union was inevitable once the conflict ended between the Allied and Axis powers?

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