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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. In the game prisoner's dilemma the police separate the two criminals into ______ .
(a) Transfer rooms.
(b) A stark cellar.
(c) Prison cells.
(d) Interrogation rooms.

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

3. What course topic was von Neumann invited to teach at Princeton?
(a) Probability and Statistics.
(b) Topology.
(c) Physics.
(d) Quantum theory.

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

5. In Chapter 1, as time runs out for the loved ones, each in a separate room what will each be tempted to do?
(a) Beg for more time.
(b) Push the button.
(c) Wait it out.
(d) Quit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides Russell, who else advocated for preventative war during the Cold War?

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

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

4. Besides Einstein, von Neumann was in the presence of such great thinkers as ____ at the IAS.

5. Bertrand Russell is a ___.

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