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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. When a game does not have a saddle point, what strategy must be used?
(a) Maximum.
(b) Pure.
(c) Equal.
(d) Mixed.

2. Prussians issued Kriegspiel to every ____.
(a) Platoon.
(b) Patrol.
(c) Regiment.
(d) Squad.

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

4. In prisoner's dilemma, if either criminal confesses before the other the police promise to do what?
(a) Set that prisoner free.
(b) Give both prisoners a lighter sentence.
(c) Drop all charges against that prisoner.
(d) Give that prisoner a lighter sentence.

5. Despite escalating armaments the Cold War ended without _____.
(a) A bio-weapon exchange.
(b) A nuclear exchange.
(c) Human rights violations.
(d) U.N. mediation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Bertrand Russell is a ___.

3. Kriegspiel was developed as a game to be used where?

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

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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