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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 Game Theory and its Discontents.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the game model prisoner's dilemma who developed the equilibrium solution that undermined rationality in general?
(a) Godel.
(b) Flood.
(c) Nash.
(d) von Neumann.

2. The original Ohio State studies in the 1950s and 1960s used who as subjects for prisoner's dilemma situations?
(a) Students.
(b) Military volunteers.
(c) Professors.
(d) Prisoners.

3. As mentioned in Chapter 6, which two colleagues agreed to play the experimental prisoner's dilemmas?
(a) Godel and Cun.
(b) Cun and Williams.
(c) Williams and Alchian.
(d) Alchian and Shubik.

4. The RAND Corporation became know for "___" the unthinkable as they considered problems arising in varied situations?
(a) Thinking.
(b) Doing.
(c) Recommending.
(d) Saying.

5. At the end of summer at RAND one of the employees would watch what people would ____ when they left.
(a) Toss out.
(b) Take.
(c) Leave.
(d) Sell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of von Neumann's daughter from his first wife?

2. Prussians issued Kriegspiel to every ____.

3. During von Neumann's time on the Princeton social scene, he attended numerous parties and his drink of choice was what?

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

5. How old was von Neumann when he was invited to teach a course at Princeton?

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