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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 More on Social Dilemmas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did von Neumann take to do calculations for a project which he thought he would need a digital computer to complete?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 12 months.

2. What General believed it was justified to use nuclear weapons in Korea to prevent a North Korean and Chinese victory?
(a) MacArthur.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Pershing.
(d) LeMay.

3. Who became pessimistic about military technology and modern society as they aged?
(a) von Neumann.
(b) Truman.
(c) Russell.
(d) Shubik.

4. Who played an unintentional role in resolution of the public nuclear game of chicken?
(a) Godel.
(b) Russell.
(c) von Neumann.
(d) Nash.

5. After his fall von Neumann was examined by a doctor who diagnosed him with what disease?
(a) Lymphoma.
(b) Prostate Cancer.
(c) Radiation poisoning.
(d) Alzhemier's.

Short Answer Questions

1. The RAND institute at one time had every great U.S. and free world mathematician, physicist and ____ working there.

2. How old was von Neumann's daughter from his first marriage when she moved in with him?

3. When a madman strategy is used by one player the opposing player is more likely to do what?

4. After WWI what did the U.S. push to develop in the hopes of gaining an edge over the Soviet Union?

5. Who was Secretary of the Navy in 1950?

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