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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 Game Theory and its Discontents.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first name of von Neumann's first wife?
(a) Marilyn.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Marianne.
(d) Mariette.

2. In the original Ohio State studies to what strategy did the red button correspond?
(a) Defection.
(b) Tit-for-tat.
(c) Minimax.
(d) Cooperation.

3. How old was von Neumann's daughter from his first marriage when she moved in with him?
(a) Late thirties.
(b) Young adult.
(c) Teens.
(d) Pre teens.

4. Who originally suggested the RAND Corporation as a research and development institute?
(a) Douglas Aircraft.
(b) I.A.S.
(c) General Douglas MacArthur.
(d) President Truman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The minimax theorem states that every two-person game that is completely defined and where players are completely opposed, will have a solution in either ____ or mixed strategy.

2. Later in variations of the Ohio State study, what strategy dominated play?

3. Which game was popular in the IAS lunch rooms?

4. What is it called when both rational opposing parties choose an equal division in a game?

5. Prussians issued Kriegspiel to every ____.

(see the answer key)

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