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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. Which game was popular in the IAS lunch rooms?
(a) Poker.
(b) Kriegspiel.
(c) Chess.
(d) Tic-tac-toe.

2. Bertrand Russell is a ___.
(a) Physicist.
(b) Mathematician.
(c) Economist.
(d) Philosopher.

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

4. According to Chapter 3, von Neumann concerned himself with what type of games, where in order for one person to gain, another person must lose?
(a) Non-zero sum games.
(b) Non-cooperative games.
(c) N-person games.
(d) Zero-sum games.

5. In what country did von Neumann earn his PhD in mathematics?
(a) The Middle East.
(b) The United States.
(c) Hungary.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. Confessing before one's partner in prisoner's dilemma seems what?

2. In Chapter 1 if neither loved one pushes their button by the time limit what happens?

3. How long do the people, each in separate rooms have to decide about pushing the button before the choice is taken away from them?

4. In Chapter 3 we are presented with examples of games that use mixed strategies, but this does not include which game below?

5. Game theory involves competitive games between perfectly ____ and opposed players.

(see the answer key)

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