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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. What does IAS stand for?
(a) Institute for Armament Strategies.
(b) Institute of Armament Strategies.
(c) Institute for Advanced Studies.
(d) Institute in Advanced Studies.

2. In what year was von Neumann invited to join the Manhattan Project?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1954.

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

4. What was the bomb called that von Neumann developed which became the basis for later nuclear device development?
(a) The "fat man" bomb.
(b) The "trapdoor."
(c) The "bully" bomb.
(d) The ICBMs.

5. Who was in charge of the Air Force when it provided funding to RAND?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) LeMay.
(c) Truman.
(d) MacArthur.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bertrand Russell is a ___.

2. What was the name of the Russian spy working in Britain that helped leak key nuclear information to help Russia become nuclear capable quicker?

3. What game is similar to volunteer's dilemma but is played by only two people?

4. Who came up with the game model centered around two hunters deciding what to hunt for the day?

5. What course topic was von Neumann invited to teach at Princeton?

(see the answer key)

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