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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bertrand Russell is a ___.
(a) Mathematician.
(b) Economist.
(c) Physicist.
(d) Philosopher.

2. Who was von Neumann's partner in the original development of game theory?
(a) Flood.
(b) Morgenstern.
(c) Nash.
(d) Godel.

3. In Chapter 6 one of von Neumann's RAND colleagues in the 1950s was mentioned as whom?
(a) Kurt Godel.
(b) Merrill Flood.
(c) David Hilbert.
(d) John Nash.

4. Kriegspiel is what is termed an "____" information game.
(a) Finite.
(b) Imperfect.
(c) Calculated.
(d) Infinite.

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

6. Despite escalating armaments the Cold War ended without _____.
(a) Human rights violations.
(b) U.N. mediation.
(c) A bio-weapon exchange.
(d) A nuclear exchange.

7. John von Neumann developed game theory partly as an alternative foundation to what?
(a) Economics.
(b) Probability.
(c) Human behavior.
(d) Physics.

8. 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.

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

10. In what country did von Neumann earn his PhD in mathematics?
(a) The United States.
(b) Germany.
(c) Hungary.
(d) The Middle East.

11. Game theory as developed by von Neumann revolutionized a variety of fields not just mathematics, but economics, biology and ___.
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Probability.
(c) Physics.
(d) Topology.

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

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

14. During von Neumann's time on the Princeton social scene, he attended numerous parties and his drink of choice was what?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Bourbon.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Wine.

15. As a child prodigy, besides learning mathematics and other subjects, von Neumann also learned what language?
(a) Greek.
(b) Tagalog.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Arabic.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1950s and 1960s many viewed international conflict, and specifically ____ as a kind of prisoner's dilemma.

2. In the game model prisoner's dilemma who developed the equilibrium solution that undermined rationality in general?

3. Confessing before one's partner in prisoner's dilemma seems what?

4. How many prisoner's dilemmas were played in the game's experiment, according to details in Chapter 6?

5. What was the last name of von Neumann's second wife?

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