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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. What country did some feel stood in the way of a world government and should be bombed?
(a) North Korea.
(b) The Soviet Union.
(c) Japan.
(d) China.

2. What was the bomb called that von Neumann developed which became the basis for later nuclear device development?
(a) The "bully" bomb.
(b) The "trapdoor."
(c) The "fat man" bomb.
(d) The ICBMs.

3. Besides mathematics, von Neumann, according to details in Chapter 2, was also very knowledgeable in what area?
(a) English Literature.
(b) History.
(c) Biology.
(d) Religion.

4. What is the name of von Neumann's daughter from his first wife?
(a) Marianne.
(b) Mariana.
(c) Madeline.
(d) Martha.

5. The RAND institute at one time had every great U.S. and free world mathematician, physicist and ____ working there.
(a) Topologist.
(b) Philosopher.
(c) Geologist.
(d) Economist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What philosopher advocated a world government for peace?

2. Prussians issued Kriegspiel to every ____.

3. Who played Kriegspiel as a boy?

4. As mentioned in Chapter 6, which two colleagues agreed to play the experimental prisoner's dilemmas?

5. After what war did the United States engage in a prolonged nuclear arms race with another country?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Merrill Flood?

2. What was the Manhattan Project?

3. What are zero-sum games?

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

5. What are the details of one of the ethical dilemmas described in Chapter 1 of "Prisoner's Dilemma"?

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

7. What is a minimax solution and saddle points?

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

9. Who is John Nash?

10. What is game theory according to Chapter 1 of "Prisoner's Dilemma?"

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