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

2. According to Chapter 3, von Neumann concerned himself with what type of games, where in order for one person to gain, another person must lose?
(a) N-person games.
(b) Zero-sum games.
(c) Non-cooperative games.
(d) Non-zero sum games.

3. Tic-tac-toe, like the game of ____ , has a finite number of ways it can be played, which can be calculated by a computer.
(a) Poker.
(b) Kriegspiel.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Chess.

4. Besides Einstein, von Neumann was in the presence of such great thinkers as ____ at the IAS.
(a) Graham.
(b) Alois Alzheimer.
(c) Oppenheimer.
(d) Edison.

5. When a game does not have a saddle point, what strategy must be used?
(a) Equal.
(b) Pure.
(c) Mixed.
(d) Maximum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides mathematics, von Neumann, according to details in Chapter 2, was also very knowledgeable in what area?

2. Who did the public see as Machiavellian advocates of nuclear war in connection with the wane in game theory interest?

3. What was the first name of von Neumann's second wife?

4. Before ever making his memorable contribution for the development of game theory von Neumann was already known as the "best ______ in the world."

5. John von Neumann was from a family of ___ Jews.

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