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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The RAND Corporation.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was the last name of von Neumann's second wife?
(a) Robert.
(b) Paul.
(c) Dan.
(d) William.
2. During the Cold War "mutually assured ___" was the deterrence doctrine of the time.
(a) Peace.
(b) Success.
(c) Development.
(d) Destruction.
3. Game theory involves competitive games between perfectly ____ and opposed players.
(a) Irrational.
(b) Matched.
(c) Rational.
(d) Equal.
4. In Chapter 3 we are presented with examples of games that use mixed strategies, but this does not include which game below?
(a) Divide the Cake.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Kriegspiel.
(d) Poker.
5. Tic-tac-toe, like the game of ____ , has a finite number of ways it can be played, which can be calculated by a computer.
(a) Poker.
(b) Chess.
(c) Kriegspiel.
(d) Baseball.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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.
2. The Manhattan Project was a secret U.S. government program to build what?
3. Several famous RAND studies looked at how the public would respond to contact with aliens and life after what?
4. In Chapter 5 it is mentioned that the RAND Corporation became known as what type of place?
5. What was the first name of von Neumann's first wife?
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