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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. When a game does not have a saddle point, what strategy must be used?
(a) Mixed.
(b) Equal.
(c) Maximum.
(d) Pure.

2. Bertrand Russell is a ___.
(a) Economist.
(b) Philosopher.
(c) Mathematician.
(d) Physicist.

3. David Hilbert was a great ____.
(a) Mathematician.
(b) Economist.
(c) Physicist.
(d) Philosophy thinker.

4. What does IAS stand for?
(a) Institute for Armament Strategies.
(b) Institute of Armament Strategies.
(c) Institute in Advanced Studies.
(d) Institute for Advanced Studies.

5. Which one of von Neumann's colleagues, though a left wing pacifist, joined with him in advocating preventative nuclear war against the Soviet Union?
(a) Russell.
(b) Nash.
(c) Oppenheimer.
(d) Einstein.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was von Neumann's daughter from his first marriage when she moved in with him?

2. Who invited von Neumann to join the Manhattan Project?

3. Kriegspiel is what is termed an "____" information game.

4. Scientists working on the Manhattan Project were in a rush to complete the project before Russia and ____ could complete their similar projects.

5. Despite escalating armaments the Cold War ended without _____.

(see the answer key)

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