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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what century was Kriegspiel developed?
(a) 20th.
(b) 19th.
(c) 17th.
(d) 18th.

2. Kriegspiel was developed as a game to be used where?
(a) Military hospitals.
(b) Military torture.
(c) Military prisons.
(d) Military academies.

3. What course topic was von Neumann invited to teach at Princeton?
(a) Topology.
(b) Physics.
(c) Quantum theory.
(d) Probability and Statistics.

4. What was the first name of von Neumann's second wife?
(a) Klara.
(b) Kasey.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Kathy.

5. In prisoner's dilemma a ____ action will be bad for both parties,which is a problem game theory seeks to understand.
(a) Simple.
(b) Rational.
(c) Selfish.
(d) Irrational.

6. In Chapter 3 we are presented with examples of games that use mixed strategies, but this does not include which game below?
(a) Poker.
(b) Kriegspiel.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Divide the Cake.

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

8. What is the name of von Neumann's daughter from his first wife?
(a) Madeline.
(b) Martha.
(c) Mariana.
(d) Marianne.

9. Who conducted an experiment to see how real people would respond in the prisoner's dilemma game model?
(a) Flood.
(b) Nash.
(c) von Neumann.
(d) Godel.

10. Russell was the first to suggest a different game model for ___ than prisoner's dilemma.
(a) Selling a car.
(b) Building a world government.
(c) Nuclear war.
(d) Negotiating a peace treaty.

11. At the end of summer at RAND one of the employees would watch what people would ____ when they left.
(a) Leave.
(b) Take.
(c) Toss out.
(d) Sell.

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

13. Which one of von Neumann's colleagues' family had been a member of the House of Lords?
(a) Flood.
(b) Alchian.
(c) Nash.
(d) Russell.

14. Which one of von Neumann's friends and colleague used game theory to help the Allies improve bombing efficacy in Europe?
(a) Kurt Godel.
(b) John Nash.
(c) Bertrand Russell.
(d) Merrill Flood.

15. After what war did the United States engage in a prolonged nuclear arms race with another country?
(a) WWI.
(b) The Great War.
(c) WWII.
(d) The Korean War.

Short Answer Questions

1. John von Neumann developed game theory partly as an alternative foundation to what?

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

3. Prussians issued Kriegspiel to every ____.

4. Who helped develop a strategy of how to use the bomb to end the war in Japan?

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

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