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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. Who did the public see as Machiavellian advocates of nuclear war in connection with the wane in game theory interest?
(a) Matthews and von Neumann.
(b) Russell and von Neumann.
(c) RAND and von Neumann.
(d) Oppenheimer and Hilbert.

2. The original Ohio State studies in the 1950s and 1960s used who as subjects for prisoner's dilemma situations?
(a) Prisoners.
(b) Students.
(c) Military volunteers.
(d) Professors.

3. Shortly after earning his PhD in mathematics, von Neumann moved to what country for a teaching position?
(a) Israel.
(b) Germany.
(c) The United States.
(d) Brazil.

4. Who became pessimistic about military technology and modern society as they aged?
(a) Truman.
(b) von Neumann.
(c) Russell.
(d) Shubik.

5. What game did Axelrod's tournaments "play?"
(a) Prsioner's Dilemma.
(b) Deadlock.
(c) Bully.
(d) Chicken.

Short Answer Questions

1. John von Neumann worked with what company to help design a faster, more compact computer?

2. In what year did Shubik publish the dollar auction game?

3. A problem with the dollar auction was that the ____ bidder had to pay out what they bid.

4. In the original Ohio State studies to what strategy did the red button correspond?

5. Which game is like a military confrontation where one party "beats up" on the opposing party, but runs the risk of having that opposing party decide it is better to retaliate?

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