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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 Chapter 3 we are presented with examples of games that use mixed strategies, but this does not include which game below?
(a) Kriegspiel.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Divide the Cake.
(d) Poker.

2. During von Neumann's time on the Princeton social scene, he attended numerous parties and his drink of choice was what?
(a) Bourbon.
(b) Wine.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Whiskey.

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

4. What is it called when both rational opposing parties choose an equal division in a game?
(a) The mixed strategy.
(b) The minimax theorem.
(c) The saddle point.
(d) The Nash equilibrium.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the Manhattan Project operations located?

2. In the divide the cake game the chooser seeks to minimize the ___ piece of cake the cutter will receive.

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

4. Which one of von Neumann's friends and colleague used game theory to help the Allies improve bombing efficacy in Europe?

5. In Chapter 1 if the person in one of the rooms pushes the button before their loved one in another room their loved one will be ____.

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