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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. Shortly after earning his PhD in mathematics, von Neumann moved to what country for a teaching position?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Israel.
(c) The United States.
(d) Germany.

2. In the 1950s and 1960s many viewed international conflict, and specifically ____ as a kind of prisoner's dilemma.
(a) Human rights conflicts.
(b) Nuclear conflict.
(c) Militia led conflicts.
(d) Political conflicts.

3. Who was President of the United States when the nuclear debate came to a head and a study resulted to determine how many bombs the U.S. actually had?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) Truman.

4. When did the RAND Corporation become home to many distinguished scientists?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1960s.

5. In what year did North Korea invade South Korea to start the Korean War?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1941.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of summer at RAND one of the employees would watch what people would ____ when they left.

2. Where was the Russian spy born who was instrumental in helping Russia achieve nuclear capability?

3. Which one of von Neumann's colleagues' family had been a member of the House of Lords?

4. Who played Kriegspiel as a boy?

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

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