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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 John Von Neumann.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a child prodigy, besides learning mathematics and other subjects, von Neumann also learned what language?
(a) Greek.
(b) Portuguese.
(c) Tagalog.
(d) Arabic.

2. What was the first name of von Neumann's first wife?
(a) Marilyn.
(b) Marianne.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Mariette.

3. With what country was the United States engaged in a "cold war?"
(a) Cuba.
(b) Germany.
(c) The Soviet Union.
(d) Korea.

4. Game theory as developed by von Neumann revolutionized a variety of fields not just mathematics, but economics, biology and ___.
(a) Topology.
(b) Physics.
(c) Probability.
(d) Philosophy.

5. Besides Einstein, von Neumann was in the presence of such great thinkers as ____ at the IAS.
(a) Graham.
(b) Edison.
(c) Alois Alzheimer.
(d) Oppenheimer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite escalating armaments the Cold War ended without _____.

2. 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 ____.

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

4. In what country did von Neumann earn his PhD in mathematics?

5. What is the name of von Neumann's daughter from his first wife?

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