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

2. In what year did North Korea invade South Korea to start the Korean War?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1950.

3. John von Neumann's original game theory was extended to find an equilibrium solution to what kind of games?
(a) N-person, zero-sum, and non-zero sum games.
(b) Non-zero sum, two person games.
(c) Zero-sum, two-person games.
(d) Two-person, zero-sum, and non-zero sum games.

4. In what century was Kriegspiel developed?
(a) 18th.
(b) 20th.
(c) 19th.
(d) 17th.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Russian spy born who was instrumental in helping Russia achieve nuclear capability?

2. Which game is like a military confrontation where one party "beats up" on the opposing party, but runs the risk of having that opposing party decide it is better to retaliate?

3. What is the most popular "solution" to the rational to cooperate in Prisoner's Dilemma as explained in Chapter 11?

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

5. In what year did the U.S. get good evidence of Soviet nuclear capability?

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