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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 Prisoners Dilemma.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what century was Kriegspiel developed?
(a) 18th.
(b) 17th.
(c) 19th.
(d) 20th.

2. John von Neumann was from a family of ___ Jews.
(a) Czech.
(b) Hungarian.
(c) Polish.
(d) German.

3. John von Neumann worked with what company to help design a faster, more compact computer?
(a) Rand.
(b) Nixdorf Computer Corp.
(c) Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corp.
(d) International Business Machines.

4. In what century did Kriegspiel become popular among the Prussians?
(a) 20th.
(b) 19th.
(c) 17th.
(d) 18th.

5. RAND operations were located where?
(a) D.C.
(b) California.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Confessing before one's partner in prisoner's dilemma seems what?

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

3. What country did some feel stood in the way of a world government and should be bombed?

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

5. 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.

(see the answer key)

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