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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. Prussian ___ were required to play Kriegspiel.
(a) Officers.
(b) Snipers.
(c) Infantry.
(d) Pilots.

2. Many began to see the presumptions of game theory as callous and ___.
(a) Irrational.
(b) Inhumane.
(c) Unrealistic.
(d) Unthinkable.

3. In prisoner's dilemma a ____ action will be bad for both parties,which is a problem game theory seeks to understand.
(a) Irrational.
(b) Selfish.
(c) Simple.
(d) Rational.

4. Besides Einstein, von Neumann was in the presence of such great thinkers as ____ at the IAS.
(a) Alois Alzheimer.
(b) Edison.
(c) Oppenheimer.
(d) Graham.

5. In the divide the cake game the chooser seeks to minimize the ___ piece of cake the cutter will receive.
(a) Maximum.
(b) Size.
(c) Amount.
(d) Minimum.

Short Answer Questions

1. John von Neumann was from a family of ___ Jews.

2. What is it called when both rational opposing parties choose an equal division in a game?

3. In what year did North Korea invade South Korea to start the Korean War?

4. Who appointed von Neumann Atomic Energy Commissioner?

5. Who was von Neumann's partner in the original development of game theory?

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