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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 The Bomb.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the last name of von Neumann's second wife?
(a) Paul.
(b) William.
(c) Robert.
(d) Dan.

2. In the divide the cake game the chooser seeks to minimize the ___ piece of cake the cutter will receive.
(a) Maximum.
(b) Size.
(c) Minimum.
(d) Amount.

3. Despite escalating armaments the Cold War ended without _____.
(a) A nuclear exchange.
(b) A bio-weapon exchange.
(c) Human rights violations.
(d) U.N. mediation.

4. Which one of von Neumann's colleagues' family had been a member of the House of Lords?
(a) Flood.
(b) Russell.
(c) Nash.
(d) Alchian.

5. The Manhattan Project was a secret U.S. government program to build what?
(a) A hydrogen bomb.
(b) An atomic bomb.
(c) A bio-weapon.
(d) A computer guided missile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Prussians issued Kriegspiel to every ____.

2. In Chapter 1 the author gives examples of hypothetical situations that deal with some kind of ___ problem, such as the two people in different rooms who have to decide whether to push a button.

3. What does IAS stand for?

4. What war between the Allied and Axis powers was going on when von Neumann was invited to become part of the Manhattan Project?

5. What philosopher advocated a world government for peace?

(see the answer key)

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