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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Several famous RAND studies looked at how the public would respond to contact with aliens and life after what?
(a) A nuclear war.
(b) A near death experience.
(c) Chemical warfare.
(d) An alien abduction.

2. 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.
(a) Scientific.
(b) Mathematical.
(c) Legal.
(d) Ethical.

3. What was the bomb called that von Neumann developed which became the basis for later nuclear device development?
(a) The "bully" bomb.
(b) The ICBMs.
(c) The "trapdoor."
(d) The "fat man" bomb.

4. The RAND institute at one time had every great U.S. and free world mathematician, physicist and ____ working there.
(a) Philosopher.
(b) Topologist.
(c) Geologist.
(d) Economist.

5. In what century was Kriegspiel developed?
(a) 17th.
(b) 19th.
(c) 18th.
(d) 20th.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In the divide the cake game the chooser seeks to minimize the ___ piece of cake the cutter will receive.

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

5. What is the name of von Neumann's daughter from his first wife?

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