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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the Manhattan Project operations located?
(a) New York.
(b) Arizona.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) D.C.

2. What was the first name of von Neumann's second wife?
(a) Klara.
(b) Kasey.
(c) Kathy.
(d) Katherine.

3. In Chapter 5 it is mentioned that the RAND Corporation became known as what type of place?
(a) A government conspiracy operation.
(b) A think tank.
(c) The best brains in the world.
(d) A funding black hole.

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

5. What was the first name of von Neumann's first wife?
(a) Marianne.
(b) Mariette.
(c) Marilyn.
(d) Margaret.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does IAS stand for?

2. What was the bomb called that von Neumann developed which became the basis for later nuclear device development?

3. Whose last work was an attempt to design a human brain based computer.

4. What war between the Allied and Axis powers was going on when von Neumann was invited to become part of the Manhattan Project?

5. Scientists working on the Manhattan Project were in a rush to complete the project before Russia and ____ could complete their similar projects.

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