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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 a child prodigy, besides learning mathematics and other subjects, von Neumann also learned what language?
(a) Tagalog.
(b) Greek.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Arabic.

2. What were the subjects in the original Ohio State studies awarded in the pay off situations?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Money.
(c) Medals.
(d) Food vouchers.

3. When did the initial interest in game theory begin to wane?
(a) Mid-1950s.
(b) Late 1940s.
(c) End of 19th century.
(d) Early 1960s.

4. Who developed the game model now known as a prisoner's dilemma?
(a) Shubik.
(b) Godel.
(c) Flood.
(d) Axelrod.

5. What was the last name of von Neumann's first wife?
(a) Morgenstern.
(b) Clarke.
(c) Alois.
(d) Koevesi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kriegspiel was developed as a game to be used where?

2. Who conducted an experiment to see how real people would respond in the prisoner's dilemma game model?

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

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

5. In what century was Kriegspiel developed?

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