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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 Von Neumann's Last years.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who had John Stuart Mill briefly as a tutor?
(a) von Neumann.
(b) Russell.
(c) Nash.
(d) Hilbert.

3. 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) Legal.
(b) Scientific.
(c) Ethical.
(d) Mathematical.

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

5. What war between the Allied and Axis powers was going on when von Neumann was invited to become part of the Manhattan Project?
(a) The Great War.
(b) WWII.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) WWI.

Short Answer Questions

1. A study commissioned to find out how many bombs the U.S. had available reported that a total of 300 to 600 bombs were available in what year?

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

3. Who developed the game model now known as a prisoner's dilemma?

4. With what country was the United States engaged in a "cold war?"

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

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