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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. What was the last name of von Neumann's second wife?
(a) William.
(b) Robert.
(c) Dan.
(d) Paul.

2. Which one of von Neumann's friends and colleague used game theory to help the Allies improve bombing efficacy in Europe?
(a) John Nash.
(b) Kurt Godel.
(c) Merrill Flood.
(d) Bertrand Russell.

3. In Chapter 1 if neither loved one pushes their button by the time limit what happens?
(a) One dies.
(b) Both are set free.
(c) Both are beaten.
(d) Both die.

4. Kriegspiel was developed as a game to be used where?
(a) Military torture.
(b) Military hospitals.
(c) Military academies.
(d) Military prisons.

5. David Hilbert was a great ____.
(a) Physicist.
(b) Philosophy thinker.
(c) Economist.
(d) Mathematician.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3 we are presented with examples of games that use mixed strategies, but this does not include which game below?

3. Prussian ___ were required to play Kriegspiel.

4. John von Neumann helped a company move its _____ computers to digital, stored binary computers.

5. What does IAS stand for?

(see the answer key)

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