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

2. A study commissioned to find out how many bombs the U.S. had available reported that a total of 300 to 600 bombs were available in what year?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1965.

3. How old was von Neumann's daughter from his first marriage when she moved in with him?
(a) Late thirties.
(b) Pre teens.
(c) Teens.
(d) Young adult.

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

5. In which game is defection the best strategy for either player?
(a) Divide the Cake.
(b) Stag Hunt.
(c) Prisoner's Dilemma.
(d) Chicken.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides Bertrand Russell, what mathematician thought a new war between the U.S. and Soviet Union was inevitable once the conflict ended between the Allied and Axis powers?

2. When the equilibrium solution is used in the prisoner's dilemma game model it leads to mutual ____.

3. An organism that can adapt to changing circumstances over long periods of time has developed ____.

4. With what country was the United States engaged in a "cold war?"

5. Who played Kriegspiel as a boy?

(see the answer key)

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