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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. Tic-tac-toe, like the game of ____ , has a finite number of ways it can be played, which can be calculated by a computer.
(a) Chess.
(b) Kriegspiel.
(c) Poker.
(d) Baseball.

2. Many believed that game theory games modeled seemingly perfect but inhuman and ____ players.
(a) Callous.
(b) Amoral.
(c) Too perfect.
(d) Unrealistic.

3. Besides Chicken what other two-person, non-cooperative game gets a lot of attention?
(a) Stag Hunt.
(b) Bully.
(c) Prisoner's Dilemma.
(d) Deadlock.

4. The RAND institute at one time had every great U.S. and free world mathematician, physicist and ____ working there.
(a) Philosopher.
(b) Geologist.
(c) Economist.
(d) Topologist.

5. Which one of von Neumann's friends and colleague used game theory to help the Allies improve bombing efficacy in Europe?
(a) Kurt Godel.
(b) Merrill Flood.
(c) John Nash.
(d) Bertrand Russell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose last work was an attempt to design a human brain based computer.

2. According to Chapter 11 how many separate pay off situations are there for the two person games like Chicken where no player has an advantage?

3. As Ohio State subjects were allowed to meet and discuss strategy in the original studies, what strategy dominated play?

4. What game initially led to Shubik's "invention" of the dollar auction according to Chapter 13?

5. What General believed it was justified to use nuclear weapons in Korea to prevent a North Korean and Chinese victory?

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