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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. After WWI what did the U.S. push to develop in the hopes of gaining an edge over the Soviet Union?
(a) The hydrogen bomb.
(b) ICBMs.
(c) MIRVs.
(d) The atom bomb.

2. In the 1980s who took game theory into unexpected territory according to details in Chapter 12?
(a) The Manhattan Project scientists.
(b) I.A.S. staff.
(c) RAND scientists.
(d) Biology and Sociology researchers.

3. In what year did Shubik publish the dollar auction game?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1976.

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

5. According to Chapter 11 how many separate pay off situations are there for the two person games like Chicken where no player has an advantage?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Scientists working on the Manhattan Project were in a rush to complete the project before Russia and ____ could complete their similar projects.

2. Where was the disastrous Secretary of the Navy's speech about neutralizing the Soviet threat made?

3. Axelrod's tournaments solicited programs from scientists all around ___.

4. The original Ohio State studies in the 1950s and 1960s used who as subjects for prisoner's dilemma situations?

5. Where was the Russian spy born who was instrumental in helping Russia achieve nuclear capability?

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