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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 Prisoners Dilemma.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a game does not have a saddle point, what strategy must be used?
(a) Mixed.
(b) Maximum.
(c) Equal.
(d) Pure.

2. In what country did von Neumann earn his PhD in mathematics?
(a) The Middle East.
(b) The United States.
(c) Germany.
(d) Hungary.

3. What does IAS stand for?
(a) Institute for Armament Strategies.
(b) Institute for Advanced Studies.
(c) Institute of Armament Strategies.
(d) Institute in Advanced Studies.

4. Before ever making his memorable contribution for the development of game theory von Neumann was already known as the "best ______ in the world."
(a) Scientist.
(b) Thinker.
(c) Mathematician.
(d) Brain.

5. Who developed the game model now known as a prisoner's dilemma?
(a) Flood.
(b) Godel.
(c) Shubik.
(d) Axelrod.

Short Answer Questions

1. RAND developed a nuclear fail safe strategy that held that a good second strike capability deterred a first strike by ensuring that the U.S. had plenty of what available?

2. In the prisoner's dilemmas experiments, how many times was the equilibrium solution played, according to Chapter 6?

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

4. Which one of von Neumann's colleagues, though a left wing pacifist, joined with him in advocating preventative nuclear war against the Soviet Union?

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.

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