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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Many began to see the presumptions of game theory as callous and ___.
(a) Inhumane.
(b) Unthinkable.
(c) Unrealistic.
(d) Irrational.

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

3. Over the years variations on the Ohio study have included variables in gender, race and ____.
(a) Car ownership.
(b) Education.
(c) Eye color.
(d) Books read.

4. In what field was game theory used to model evolutionary game theory?
(a) Anthropology.
(b) Psychologyy.
(c) Biology.
(d) Sociology.

5. Due to his deteriorating health von Neumann was confined to a wheelchair in ___.
(a) 1953.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1950.

6. Who developed SAGE?
(a) Hilbert.
(b) Nash.
(c) Godel.
(d) von Neumann.

7. Who was President of the United States when the nuclear debate came to a head and a study resulted to determine how many bombs the U.S. actually had?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Truman.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) Nixon.

8. As Ohio State subjects were allowed to meet and discuss strategy in the original studies, what strategy dominated play?
(a) Defection.
(b) Tit-for-tat.
(c) Cooperation.
(d) Minimax.

9. 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?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Bully.
(c) Deadlock.
(d) Kriegspiel.

10. What could SAGE detect?
(a) Radioactive elements.
(b) Nuclear devices.
(c) Nuclear detonation.
(d) Radiation leaks.

11. When did the initial interest in game theory begin to wane?
(a) Mid-1950s.
(b) End of 19th century.
(c) Late 1940s.
(d) Early 1960s.

12. What was a public example of a nuclear chicken game?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) WWII.
(c) The Cold War.
(d) The Cuban Missile Crisis.

13. In what year did the U.S. get good evidence of Soviet nuclear capability?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1949.

14. Who was viewed as the "aggressors of peace?"
(a) The U.S. and France.
(b) Great Britain and the U.S.
(c) The Soviet Union.
(d) The United States.

15. What is also know as a public goods game?
(a) Stag Hunt.
(b) Prisoner's Dilemma.
(c) Deadlock.
(d) Volunteer's Dilemma.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What strategy embodied some human psychology aspects according to Chapter 12?

3. Who became pessimistic about military technology and modern society as they aged?

4. When did Robert Axelrod hold his game tournaments?

5. Where did Axelrod Teach?

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