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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 More on Social Dilemmas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides Einstein, von Neumann was in the presence of such great thinkers as ____ at the IAS.
(a) Oppenheimer.
(b) Edison.
(c) Alois Alzheimer.
(d) Graham.

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

3. How long did von Neumann take to do calculations for a project which he thought he would need a digital computer to complete?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 12 months.

4. What was a public example of a nuclear chicken game?
(a) The Cold War.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) The Cuban Missile Crisis.
(d) WWII.

5. Who developed the game model now known as a prisoner's dilemma?
(a) Flood.
(b) Godel.
(c) Shubik.
(d) Axelrod.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 3, von Neumann concerned himself with what type of games, where in order for one person to gain, another person must lose?

2. Kriegspiel was developed as a game to be used where?

3. In Chapter 1 if the person in one of the rooms pushes the button before their loved one in another room their loved one will be ____.

4. What was the first name of von Neumann's second wife?

5. In what month did von Neumann die?

(see the answer key)

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