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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. The original Ohio State studies in the 1950s and 1960s used who as subjects for prisoner's dilemma situations?
(a) Prisoners.
(b) Professors.
(c) Students.
(d) Military volunteers.

2. What was the last name of von Neumann's first wife?
(a) Morgenstern.
(b) Koevesi.
(c) Alois.
(d) Clarke.

3. Who was Secretary of the Navy in 1950?
(a) Douglas MacArthur.
(b) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(c) Francis Matthews.
(d) Curtis LeMay.

4. As his health worsened von Neumann's ___ was one of the first things to go.
(a) Mind.
(b) Speech.
(c) Hearing.
(d) Coordination.

5. Bertrand Russell is a ___.
(a) Economist.
(b) Mathematician.
(c) Philosopher.
(d) Physicist.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the late 1950s what did von Neumann spend most of his time working on?

2. Who was viewed as the "aggressors of peace?"

3. What was the bomb called that von Neumann developed which became the basis for later nuclear device development?

4. Who helped develop a strategy of how to use the bomb to end the war in Japan?

5. Who was in charge of the Air Force when it provided funding to RAND?

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