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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The RAND Corporation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1 if the person in one of the rooms pushes the button before their loved one in another room their loved one will be ____.
(a) Starved.
(b) Fed.
(c) Saved.
(d) Killed.

2. The RAND Corporation became know for "___" the unthinkable as they considered problems arising in varied situations?
(a) Saying.
(b) Thinking.
(c) Doing.
(d) Recommending.

3. In Chapter 1, as time runs out for the loved ones, each in a separate room what will each be tempted to do?
(a) Wait it out.
(b) Quit.
(c) Push the button.
(d) Beg for more time.

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

5. Scientists working on the Manhattan Project were in a rush to complete the project before Russia and ____ could complete their similar projects.
(a) North Korea.
(b) Japan.
(c) Germany.
(d) China.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was von Neumann invited to join the Manhattan Project?

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

3. In the prisoner's dilemma, what do both criminals have to do in order to be set free by the police?

4. What does IAS stand for?

5. In Chapter 5 it is mentioned that the RAND Corporation became known as what type of place?

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