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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. Tic-tac-toe, like the game of ____ , has a finite number of ways it can be played, which can be calculated by a computer.
(a) Chess.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Kriegspiel.
(d) Poker.

2. Who was Secretary of the Navy in 1950?
(a) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(b) Francis Matthews.
(c) Curtis LeMay.
(d) Douglas MacArthur.

3. Where was the Russian spy born who was instrumental in helping Russia achieve nuclear capability?
(a) Germany.
(b) Hungary.
(c) Russia.
(d) United States.

4. Who played Kriegspiel as a boy?
(a) John von Neumann.
(b) Merrill Flood.
(c) Robert Axelrod.
(d) John Nash.

5. In what century did Kriegspiel become popular among the Prussians?
(a) 18th.
(b) 17th.
(c) 20th.
(d) 19th.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what year did von Neumann slip and fall after being appointed commissioner?

4. Russell was the first to suggest a different game model for ___ than prisoner's dilemma.

5. What was the last name of von Neumann's first wife?

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