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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. How old was von Neumann's daughter from his first marriage when she moved in with him?
(a) Late thirties.
(b) Teens.
(c) Pre teens.
(d) Young adult.

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

3. What was the first name of von Neumann's second wife?
(a) Kathy.
(b) Kasey.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Klara.

4. How many prisoner's dilemmas were played in the game's experiment, according to details in Chapter 6?
(a) 100.
(b) 50.
(c) 200.
(d) 14.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Prussians issued Kriegspiel to every ____.

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

3. Who was in charge of the Air Force when it provided funding to RAND?

4. What was the last name of von Neumann's second wife?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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