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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. When did the initial interest in game theory begin to wane?
(a) End of 19th century.
(b) Late 1940s.
(c) Mid-1950s.
(d) Early 1960s.

2. What was the name of the Russian spy working in Britain that helped leak key nuclear information to help Russia become nuclear capable quicker?
(a) Kurt Godel.
(b) Bela Kun.
(c) Klaus Fuchs.
(d) David Hilbert.

3. Many began to see the presumptions of game theory as callous and ___.
(a) Unrealistic.
(b) Irrational.
(c) Inhumane.
(d) Unthinkable.

4. What General believed it was justified to use nuclear weapons in Korea to prevent a North Korean and Chinese victory?
(a) Pershing.
(b) LeMay.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) MacArthur.

5. What were the subjects in the original Ohio State studies awarded in the pay off situations?
(a) Food vouchers.
(b) Medals.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who played an unintentional role in resolution of the public nuclear game of chicken?

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

3. Where was the Russian spy born who was instrumental in helping Russia achieve nuclear capability?

4. According to Chapter 11 how many separate pay off situations are there for the two person games like Chicken where no player has an advantage?

5. In what field was game theory used to model evolutionary game theory?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bully?

2. Who devised the Stag Hunt game?

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

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

5. What were the Ohio State studies?

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

7. What is backwards induction?

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

9. What is SAGE and why was it developed?

10. How did evolutionary game theory come about?

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