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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. Confessing before one's partner in prisoner's dilemma seems what?
(a) Irrational.
(b) Simple.
(c) Selfish.
(d) Rational.

2. What war between the Allied and Axis powers was going on when von Neumann was invited to become part of the Manhattan Project?
(a) WWI.
(b) The Great War.
(c) WWII.
(d) The Vietnam War.

3. In the prisoner's dilemma, what do both criminals have to do in order to be set free by the police?
(a) Keep quiet.
(b) Confess.
(c) Wait for their lawyers then confess.
(d) Tell lies about each other.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What course topic was von Neumann invited to teach at Princeton?

2. What was the first name of von Neumann's second wife?

3. When a game does not have a saddle point, what strategy must be used?

4. In prisoner's dilemma a ____ action will be bad for both parties,which is a problem game theory seeks to understand.

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

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