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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. The minimax theorem states that every two-person game that is completely defined and where players are completely opposed, will have a solution in either ____ or mixed strategy.
(a) Minimum.
(b) Equal.
(c) Maximum.
(d) Pure.

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

3. During the Cold War "mutually assured ___" was the deterrence doctrine of the time.
(a) Destruction.
(b) Peace.
(c) Success.
(d) Development.

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

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?
(a) Zero-sum games.
(b) Non-zero sum games.
(c) N-person games.
(d) Non-cooperative games.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what country was the United States engaged in a "cold war?"

2. What does IAS stand for?

3. David Hilbert was a great ____.

4. In Chapter 1 the author gives examples of hypothetical situations that deal with some kind of ___ problem, such as the two people in different rooms who have to decide whether to push a button.

5. Which game was popular in the IAS lunch rooms?

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