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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. After what war did the United States engage in a prolonged nuclear arms race with another country?
(a) The Great War.
(b) WWII.
(c) WWI.
(d) The Korean War.

2. Besides Russell, who else advocated for preventative war during the Cold War?
(a) von Neumann.
(b) Morgenstern.
(c) Nash.
(d) Einstein.

3. John von Neumann was from a family of ___ Jews.
(a) German.
(b) Hungarian.
(c) Polish.
(d) Czech.

4. Which one of von Neumann's colleagues' family had been a member of the House of Lords?
(a) Alchian.
(b) Flood.
(c) Russell.
(d) Nash.

5. Who developed a mathematical way to extend von Neumann's game theory beyond the original game theory insights?
(a) Kurt Godel.
(b) John Nash.
(c) Merrill Flood.
(d) David Hilbert.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the original Ohio State studies to what strategy did the black button correspond?

2. What was the name of the Russian spy working in Britain that helped leak key nuclear information to help Russia become nuclear capable quicker?

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

4. In the divide the cake game the chooser seeks to minimize the ___ piece of cake the cutter will receive.

5. In the original Ohio State studies to what strategy did the red button correspond?

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