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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 The Dollar Auction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What strategy was the most successful during Axelrod's tournaments?
(a) Minimax.
(b) Madman.
(c) Backwards induction.
(d) Tit-for-tat.

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

3. Prussian ___ were required to play Kriegspiel.
(a) Pilots.
(b) Officers.
(c) Snipers.
(d) Infantry.

4. In prisoner's dilemma, if either criminal confesses before the other the police promise to do what?
(a) Set that prisoner free.
(b) Give both prisoners a lighter sentence.
(c) Drop all charges against that prisoner.
(d) Give that prisoner a lighter sentence.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do the people, each in separate rooms have to decide about pushing the button before the choice is taken away from them?

2. What war between the Allied and Axis powers was going on when von Neumann was invited to become part of the Manhattan Project?

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

4. As Ohio State subjects were allowed to meet and discuss strategy in the original studies, what strategy dominated play?

5. In prisoner's dilemma a ____ action will be bad for both parties,which is a problem game theory seeks to understand.

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