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

2. What was the last name of von Neumann's second wife?
(a) William.
(b) Robert.
(c) Paul.
(d) Dan.

3. In the 1950s and 1960s many viewed international conflict, and specifically ____ as a kind of prisoner's dilemma.
(a) Political conflicts.
(b) Nuclear conflict.
(c) Militia led conflicts.
(d) Human rights conflicts.

4. When did the RAND Corporation become home to many distinguished scientists?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1943.

5. In the divide the cake game the chooser seeks to minimize the ___ piece of cake the cutter will receive.
(a) Maximum.
(b) Size.
(c) Minimum.
(d) Amount.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shortly after earning his PhD in mathematics, von Neumann moved to what country for a teaching position?

2. As Ohio State subjects were allowed to meet and discuss strategy in the original studies, what strategy dominated play?

3. In the game model prisoner's dilemma who developed the equilibrium solution that undermined rationality in general?

4. Who was von Neumann's partner in the original development of game theory?

5. David Hilbert was a great ____.

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