1. Who helped develop a strategy of how to use the bomb to end the war in Japan?
(a) John von Neumann.
(b) Merrill Flood.
(c) John Nash.
(d) Robert Axelrod.

2. Whose last work was an attempt to design a human brain based computer.
(a) John von Neumann.
(b) Kurt Godel.
(c) David Hilbert.
(d) John Nash.

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

4. In the prisoner's dilemmas experiments, how many times was the equilibrium solution played, according to Chapter 6?
(a) 26.
(b) 17.
(c) 14.
(d) 13.

5. After what war did the United States engage in a prolonged nuclear arms race with another country?
(a) WWI.
(b) The Great War.
(c) WWII.
(d) The Korean War.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which game is like a military confrontation where one party "beats up" on the opposing party, but runs the risk of having that opposing party decide it is better to retaliate?

2. John von Neumann worked with what company to help design a faster, more compact computer?

3. After his fall von Neumann was examined by a doctor who diagnosed him with what disease?

4. RAND operations were located where?

5. Who came up with the game model centered around two hunters deciding what to hunt for the day?

(see the answer key)

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