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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. During von Neumann's time on the Princeton social scene, he attended numerous parties and his drink of choice was what?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Scotch.
(c) Bourbon.
(d) Wine.

2. In the prisoner's dilemmas experiments, how many times was the equilibrium solution played, according to Chapter 6?
(a) 17.
(b) 26.
(c) 14.
(d) 13.

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

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

5. RAND operations were located where?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Illinois.
(c) D.C.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which game was popular in the IAS lunch rooms?

2. Prussians issued Kriegspiel to every ____.

3. Who originally suggested the RAND Corporation as a research and development institute?

4. In prisoner's dilemma a ____ action will be bad for both parties,which is a problem game theory seeks to understand.

5. Besides Einstein, von Neumann was in the presence of such great thinkers as ____ at the IAS.

(see the answer key)

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