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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 old was von Neumann when he was invited to teach a course at Princeton?
(a) 25.
(b) 32.
(c) 20.
(d) 26.

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

3. According to details in Chapter 7 Harold Urey was a key developer of what?
(a) MIRVs.
(b) ICBMs.
(c) The atom bomb.
(d) The hydrogen bomb.

4. RAND developed a nuclear fail safe strategy that held that a good second strike capability deterred a first strike by ensuring that the U.S. had plenty of what available?
(a) "Fat Bombs."
(b) ICBMs.
(c) EMPs.
(d) MIRVs.

5. When a madman strategy is used by one player the opposing player is more likely to do what?
(a) Swerve.
(b) Confess.
(c) Cooperate.
(d) Defect.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose last work was an attempt to design a human brain based computer.

2. Which two person game is similar to Prisoner's Dilemma except that in this game there is no reason to cooperate?

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

4. In which symmetric social dilemma game do parties just not cooperate because they do not want to cooperate?

5. What could SAGE detect?

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