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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose last work was an attempt to design a human brain based computer.
(a) John von Neumann.
(b) John Nash.
(c) David Hilbert.
(d) Kurt Godel.

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

4. With what country was the United States engaged in a "cold war?"
(a) The Soviet Union.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Germany.
(d) Korea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the prisoner's dilemmas experiments, how many times was the equilibrium solution played, according to Chapter 6?

2. In what country did von Neumann earn his PhD in mathematics?

3. Prussian ___ were required to play Kriegspiel.

4. The RAND Corporation became know for "___" the unthinkable as they considered problems arising in varied situations?

5. In Chapter 1 if the person in one of the rooms pushes the button before their loved one in another room their loved one will be ____.

Short Essay Questions

1. When was the Cold War and who was involved?

2. What was the Manhattan Project?

3. What kind of studies did RAND conduct?

4. What were the results of Flood's experimental prisoner's dilemmas?

5. What was the doctrine of deterrence during the Cold War and what did it mean?

6. What is Kriegspiel?

7. What is prisoner's dilemma?

8. Why did Russell and von Neumann advocate preventative war during the Cold War?

9. How did von Neumann end up at Princeton after earning his PhD in mathematics?

10. Who is Merrill Flood?

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