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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 The Bomb.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In prisoner's dilemma a ____ action will be bad for both parties,which is a problem game theory seeks to understand.
(a) Irrational.
(b) Rational.
(c) Selfish.
(d) Simple.

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

3. What was the bomb called that von Neumann developed which became the basis for later nuclear device development?
(a) The ICBMs.
(b) The "fat man" bomb.
(c) The "trapdoor."
(d) The "bully" bomb.

4. What is the name of von Neumann's daughter from his first wife?
(a) Mariana.
(b) Marianne.
(c) Martha.
(d) Madeline.

5. John von Neumann helped a company move its _____ computers to digital, stored binary computers.
(a) Analog.
(b) Graphics systems.
(c) Relay-based.
(d) Transistor.

Short Answer Questions

1. After what war did the United States engage in a prolonged nuclear arms race with another country?

2. Whose last work was an attempt to design a human brain based computer.

3. In Chapter 1 if neither loved one pushes their button by the time limit what happens?

4. Which one of von Neumann's colleagues, though a left wing pacifist, joined with him in advocating preventative nuclear war against the Soviet Union?

5. What was the last name of von Neumann's first wife?

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