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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) Chess.
(b) Kriegspiel.
(c) Poker.
(d) Tic-tac-toe.

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

3. In the prisoner's dilemma, what do both criminals have to do in order to be set free by the police?
(a) Wait for their lawyers then confess.
(b) Tell lies about each other.
(c) Confess.
(d) Keep quiet.

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

5. After what war did the United States engage in a prolonged nuclear arms race with another country?
(a) WWII.
(b) WWI.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) The Great War.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was von Neumann when he was invited to teach a course at Princeton?

2. John von Neumann was from a family of ___ Jews.

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

4. When you make a decision in a game that you think your opponent will make, you are using a minimax or ___ strategy.

5. When a game does not have a saddle point, what strategy must be used?

(see the answer key)

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