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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. Scientists working on the Manhattan Project were in a rush to complete the project before Russia and ____ could complete their similar projects.
(a) Germany.
(b) Japan.
(c) North Korea.
(d) China.

2. The RAND Corporation became know for "___" the unthinkable as they considered problems arising in varied situations?
(a) Saying.
(b) Recommending.
(c) Doing.
(d) Thinking.

3. In a game of chicken, what happens if both parties swerve simultaneously?
(a) A vote determines the winner.
(b) Neither is the chicken.
(c) They both win.
(d) They have to start over.

4. The original Ohio State studies in the 1950s and 1960s used who as subjects for prisoner's dilemma situations?
(a) Military volunteers.
(b) Students.
(c) Professors.
(d) Prisoners.

5. In Chapter 6 one of von Neumann's RAND colleagues in the 1950s was mentioned as whom?
(a) John Nash.
(b) David Hilbert.
(c) Merrill Flood.
(d) Kurt Godel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invited von Neumann to join the Manhattan Project?

2. During the Cold War "mutually assured ___" was the deterrence doctrine of the time.

3. What was the last name of von Neumann's second wife?

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

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

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