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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 More on Social Dilemmas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Manhattan Project was a secret U.S. government program to build what?
(a) A hydrogen bomb.
(b) A bio-weapon.
(c) An atomic bomb.
(d) A computer guided missile.

2. What was the name of the Russian spy working in Britain that helped leak key nuclear information to help Russia become nuclear capable quicker?
(a) David Hilbert.
(b) Kurt Godel.
(c) Klaus Fuchs.
(d) Bela Kun.

3. During the Cold War "mutually assured ___" was the deterrence doctrine of the time.
(a) Success.
(b) Peace.
(c) Destruction.
(d) Development.

4. Before the game of chicken what game model did many believe nuclear warfare was like?
(a) Bully.
(b) Prisoner's Dilemma.
(c) Deadlock.
(d) Divide the Cake.

5. In the game model prisoner's dilemma who developed the equilibrium solution that undermined rationality in general?
(a) von Neumann.
(b) Flood.
(c) Godel.
(d) Nash.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what century did Kriegspiel become popular among the Prussians?

3. John von Neumann worked with what company to help design a faster, more compact computer?

4. How old was von Neumann when he was invited to teach a course at Princeton?

5. In the late 1950s what did von Neumann spend most of his time working on?

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