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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 Von Neumann's Last years.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In prisoner's dilemma a ____ action will be bad for both parties,which is a problem game theory seeks to understand.
(a) Selfish.
(b) Simple.
(c) Irrational.
(d) Rational.

2. In prisoner's dilemma, if either criminal confesses before the other the police promise to do what?
(a) Drop all charges against that prisoner.
(b) Give both prisoners a lighter sentence.
(c) Set that prisoner free.
(d) Give that prisoner a lighter sentence.

3. What course topic was von Neumann invited to teach at Princeton?
(a) Topology.
(b) Quantum theory.
(c) Physics.
(d) Probability and Statistics.

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

5. 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) Bela Kun.
(b) David Hilbert.
(c) Klaus Fuchs.
(d) Kurt Godel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Prussians issued Kriegspiel to every ____.

2. Game theory as developed by von Neumann revolutionized a variety of fields not just mathematics, but economics, biology and ___.

3. In what year was von Neumann appointed Atomic Energy Commissioner?

4. The RAND institute at one time had every great U.S. and free world mathematician, physicist and ____ working there.

5. Game theory, according to details in Chapter 3, is a ____ of conflict.

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