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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. Later in variations of the Ohio State study, what strategy dominated play?
(a) Defection.
(b) Minimax.
(c) Tit-for-tat.
(d) Cooperation.

2. Which game has a madman strategy?
(a) Bully.
(b) Deadlock.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Prisoner's Dilemma.

3. Who appointed von Neumann Atomic Energy Commissioner?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Truman.
(d) Eisenhower.

4. Who was viewed as the "aggressors of peace?"
(a) The U.S. and France.
(b) Great Britain and the U.S.
(c) The Soviet Union.
(d) The United States.

5. What could SAGE detect?
(a) Radiation leaks.
(b) Nuclear detonation.
(c) Nuclear devices.
(d) Radioactive elements.

Short Answer Questions

1. Axelrod's tournaments solicited programs from scientists all around ___.

2. Which game is also known as an "assurance game?"

3. In what year was von Neumann appointed Atomic Energy Commissioner?

4. An organism that can adapt to changing circumstances over long periods of time has developed ____.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was an example of a public nuclear game of chicken and who was involved?

2. What did a study reveal about the available bombs in the U.S. in 1947 and 1950?

3. How did the tournaments operate?

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

5. In the nuclear war debate how did Francis Matthews figure?

6. How did evolutionary game theory come about?

7. Why did von Neumann's views about military technology in modern society change?

8. What happened after von Neumann fell in 1955?

9. Who devised the Stag Hunt game?

10. What is SAGE and why was it developed?

(see the answer keys)

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