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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 The Dollar Auction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5 it is mentioned that the RAND Corporation became known as what type of place?
(a) The best brains in the world.
(b) A funding black hole.
(c) A government conspiracy operation.
(d) A think tank.

2. Who played Kriegspiel as a boy?
(a) Robert Axelrod.
(b) John Nash.
(c) John von Neumann.
(d) Merrill Flood.

3. When the equilibrium solution is used in the prisoner's dilemma game model it leads to mutual ____.
(a) Punishment.
(b) Cooperation.
(c) Benefits.
(d) Defection.

4. The Manhattan Project was a secret U.S. government program to build what?
(a) A hydrogen bomb.
(b) A computer guided missile.
(c) An atomic bomb.
(d) A bio-weapon.

5. In a game of chicken, what happens if both parties swerve simultaneously?
(a) Neither is the chicken.
(b) They both win.
(c) A vote determines the winner.
(d) They have to start over.

Short Answer Questions

1. Prussian ___ were required to play Kriegspiel.

2. What game is similar to volunteer's dilemma but is played by only two people?

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

4. Which one of von Neumann's friends and colleague used game theory to help the Allies improve bombing efficacy in Europe?

5. Who developed SAGE?

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