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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the RAND Corporation become home to many distinguished scientists?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1960s.

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

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

4. According to Chapter 3, von Neumann concerned himself with what type of games, where in order for one person to gain, another person must lose?
(a) Zero-sum games.
(b) N-person games.
(c) Non-zero sum games.
(d) Non-cooperative games.

5. RAND operations were located where?
(a) Virginia.
(b) D.C.
(c) Illinois.
(d) California.

6. In Chapter 5 it is mentioned that the RAND Corporation became known as what type of place?
(a) A funding black hole.
(b) A think tank.
(c) A government conspiracy operation.
(d) The best brains in the world.

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

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

9. During the Cold War "mutually assured ___" was the deterrence doctrine of the time.
(a) Development.
(b) Peace.
(c) Success.
(d) Destruction.

10. Several famous RAND studies looked at how the public would respond to contact with aliens and life after what?
(a) Chemical warfare.
(b) A near death experience.
(c) An alien abduction.
(d) A nuclear war.

11. Who originally suggested the RAND Corporation as a research and development institute?
(a) I.A.S.
(b) Douglas Aircraft.
(c) General Douglas MacArthur.
(d) President Truman.

12. In the divide the cake game the chooser seeks to minimize the ___ piece of cake the cutter will receive.
(a) Size.
(b) Amount.
(c) Maximum.
(d) Minimum.

13. When the equilibrium solution is used in the prisoner's dilemma game model it leads to mutual ____.
(a) Defection.
(b) Cooperation.
(c) Benefits.
(d) Punishment.

14. Who helped develop a strategy of how to use the bomb to end the war in Japan?
(a) Merrill Flood.
(b) John Nash.
(c) John von Neumann.
(d) Robert Axelrod.

15. In Chapter 1, as time runs out for the loved ones, each in a separate room what will each be tempted to do?
(a) Quit.
(b) Push the button.
(c) Beg for more time.
(d) Wait it out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What philosopher advocated a world government for peace?

2. RAND developed a nuclear fail safe strategy that held that a good second strike capability deterred a first strike by ensuring that the U.S. had plenty of what available?

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

4. At the end of summer at RAND one of the employees would watch what people would ____ when they left.

5. Who conducted an experiment to see how real people would respond in the prisoner's dilemma game model?

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