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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. What was the last name of von Neumann's first wife?
(a) Alois.
(b) Morgenstern.
(c) Koevesi.
(d) Clarke.

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

3. Game theory, according to details in Chapter 3, is a ____ of conflict.
(a) Model.
(b) Escalation.
(c) Solution.
(d) Trapdoor.

4. What is the name of von Neumann's daughter from his first wife?
(a) Marianne.
(b) Madeline.
(c) Mariana.
(d) Martha.

5. Besides Russell, who else advocated for preventative war during the Cold War?
(a) Nash.
(b) Einstein.
(c) von Neumann.
(d) Morgenstern.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Cold War "mutually assured ___" was the deterrence doctrine of the time.

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

3. In what century was Kriegspiel developed?

4. Kriegspiel is what is termed an "____" information game.

5. In prisoner's dilemma, if either criminal confesses before the other the police promise to do what?

(see the answer key)

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