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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 game prisoner's dilemma the police separate the two criminals into ______ .
(a) Prison cells.
(b) Transfer rooms.
(c) Interrogation rooms.
(d) A stark cellar.

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

3. In Chapter 3 we are presented with examples of games that use mixed strategies, but this does not include which game below?
(a) Divide the Cake.
(b) Kriegspiel.
(c) Poker.
(d) Baseball.

4. Which one of von Neumann's friends and colleague used game theory to help the Allies improve bombing efficacy in Europe?
(a) Bertrand Russell.
(b) Merrill Flood.
(c) John Nash.
(d) Kurt Godel.

5. John Nash, a brilliant unbalanced mathematician, was von Neumann's old colleague who reconnected with him where?
(a) At Princeton.
(b) At RAND.
(c) At the Manhattan Project.
(d) At IBM.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, as time runs out for the loved ones, each in a separate room what will each be tempted to do?

2. When you make a decision in a game that you think your opponent will make, you are using a minimax or ___ strategy.

3. Who developed the game model now known as a prisoner's dilemma?

4. Who conducted an experiment to see how real people would respond in the prisoner's dilemma game model?

5. Before ever making his memorable contribution for the development of game theory von Neumann was already known as the "best ______ in the world."

Short Essay Questions

1. Who helped Flood conduct his 100 prisoner's dilemmas experiments?

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

3. What is the IAS?

4. Who originally suggested the RAND corporation and for what purpose?

5. Who is John Nash?

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

7. Why did Bertrand Russell suggest and believe in the merits of preemptive nuclear war?

8. Why do Poker and Baseball involve mixed strategies?

9. What kind of studies did RAND conduct?

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

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