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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 Game Theory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Prussian ___ were required to play Kriegspiel.
(a) Snipers.
(b) Officers.
(c) Infantry.
(d) Pilots.

2. In Chapter 1 if neither loved one pushes their button by the time limit what happens?
(a) Both are beaten.
(b) Both die.
(c) One dies.
(d) Both are set free.

3. How old was von Neumann's daughter from his first marriage when she moved in with him?
(a) Pre teens.
(b) Teens.
(c) Young adult.
(d) Late thirties.

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

5. John von Neumann developed game theory partly as an alternative foundation to what?
(a) Probability.
(b) Human behavior.
(c) Physics.
(d) Economics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who played Kriegspiel as a boy?

2. Besides mathematics, von Neumann, according to details in Chapter 2, was also very knowledgeable in what area?

3. Game theory as developed by von Neumann revolutionized a variety of fields not just mathematics, but economics, biology and ___.

4. 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 ____.

5. Before ever making his memorable contribution for the development of game theory von Neumann was already known as the "best ______ in the world."

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