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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. John von Neumann's original game theory was extended to find an equilibrium solution to what kind of games?
(a) N-person, zero-sum, and non-zero sum games.
(b) Non-zero sum, two person games.
(c) Two-person, zero-sum, and non-zero sum games.
(d) Zero-sum, two-person games.

2. Who was von Neumann's partner in the original development of game theory?
(a) Flood.
(b) Morgenstern.
(c) Godel.
(d) Nash.

3. In what country did von Neumann earn his PhD in mathematics?
(a) Hungary.
(b) The Middle East.
(c) The United States.
(d) Germany.

4. What is it called when both rational opposing parties choose an equal division in a game?
(a) The mixed strategy.
(b) The saddle point.
(c) The minimax theorem.
(d) The Nash equilibrium.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Russell was the first to suggest a different game model for ___ than prisoner's dilemma.

2. In what century was Kriegspiel developed?

3. Later in variations of the Ohio State study, what strategy dominated play?

4. In the original Ohio State studies to what strategy did the black button correspond?

5. In Chapter 3 we are presented with examples of games that use mixed strategies, but this does not include which game below?

(see the answer key)

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