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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. In the prisoner's dilemmas experiments, how many times was the equilibrium solution played, according to Chapter 6?
(a) 26.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 17.

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

3. Before ever making his memorable contribution for the development of game theory von Neumann was already known as the "best ______ in the world."
(a) Brain.
(b) Scientist.
(c) Thinker.
(d) Mathematician.

4. How many prisoner's dilemmas were played in the game's experiment, according to details in Chapter 6?
(a) 200.
(b) 100.
(c) 14.
(d) 50.

5. The Manhattan Project was a secret U.S. government program to build what?
(a) A bio-weapon.
(b) A hydrogen bomb.
(c) A computer guided missile.
(d) An atomic bomb.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the equilibrium solution is used in the prisoner's dilemma game model it leads to mutual ____.

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

3. Which one of von Neumann's colleagues, though a left wing pacifist, joined with him in advocating preventative nuclear war against the Soviet Union?

4. RAND operations were located where?

5. Besides Einstein, von Neumann was in the presence of such great thinkers as ____ at the IAS.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Bertrand Russell?

2. What was the RAND Corporation?

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

4. Besides all his work on the Manhattan Project, von Neumann also found time to help IBM. How did he help this company?

5. Why do Poker and Baseball involve mixed strategies?

6. Who is John Nash?

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

8. How did von Neumann end up working on the Manhattan Project and what did he produce while there?

9. Why was von Neumann considered the "best brain in the world?"

10. What was the Manhattan Project?

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