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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. As his health worsened von Neumann's ___ was one of the first things to go.
(a) Speech.
(b) Coordination.
(c) Hearing.
(d) Mind.

2. Where was the Russian spy born who was instrumental in helping Russia achieve nuclear capability?
(a) United States.
(b) Russia.
(c) Germany.
(d) Hungary.

3. What game is similar to volunteer's dilemma but is played by only two people?
(a) Deadlock.
(b) Stag Hunt.
(c) Bully.
(d) Chicken.

4. 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) Nixon.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) Truman.

5. How long did von Neumann take to do calculations for a project which he thought he would need a digital computer to complete?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 3 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a madman strategy is used by one player the opposing player is more likely to do what?

2. What game did Axelrod's tournaments "play?"

3. What game is a cross between Deadlock and Chicken?

4. In which game is defection the best strategy for either player?

5. In what year did von Neumann slip and fall after being appointed commissioner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who devised the Stag Hunt game?

2. What happened to the initial game theory interest by the mid-1950s?

3. What game did people think nuclear warfare modeled and why did this change?

4. What strategy dominated the original Ohio State studies and the later variations?

5. What is the tit-for-tat strategy?

6. Who publicly disavowed preemptive war after publicly advocating for so long?

7. In relation to U.S. bomb development who was Harold Urey?

8. What four games are two-person symmetric as detailed in Chapter 11?

9. How did von Neumann become the Atomic Energy Commissioner?

10. What is Bully?

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