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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. Whose last work was an attempt to design a human brain based computer.
(a) John Nash.
(b) Kurt Godel.
(c) John von Neumann.
(d) David Hilbert.

2. What was the first name of von Neumann's first wife?
(a) Marianne.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Marilyn.
(d) Mariette.

3. Bertrand Russell is a ___.
(a) Mathematician.
(b) Philosopher.
(c) Economist.
(d) Physicist.

4. John von Neumann was from a family of ___ Jews.
(a) Czech.
(b) German.
(c) Hungarian.
(d) Polish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. David Hilbert was a great ____.

2. What was the bomb called that von Neumann developed which became the basis for later nuclear device development?

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.

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 does IAS stand for?

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