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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In ____, two-person games neither player has an advantage.
(a) Asymmetric.
(b) Symmetric.
(c) Imperfect information.
(d) Perfect information.

2. A study commissioned to find out how many bombs the U.S. had available reported that a total of 300 to 600 bombs were available in what year?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1949.

3. Who became pessimistic about military technology and modern society as they aged?
(a) von Neumann.
(b) Shubik.
(c) Russell.
(d) Truman.

4. In Stag Hunt how many people are needed to hunt stag?
(a) 1.
(b) 1 or 2.
(c) 2 or 3.
(d) 2.

5. Axelrod's tournaments solicited programs from scientists all around ___.
(a) The United States.
(b) His State.
(c) D.C.
(d) The world.

6. In the late 1950s what did von Neumann spend most of his time working on?
(a) MIRVs.
(b) The H-bomb.
(c) I.A.S. projects.
(d) The atom bomb.

7. Over the years variations on the Ohio study have included variables in gender, race and ____.
(a) Education.
(b) Books read.
(c) Eye color.
(d) Car ownership.

8. 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?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

9. Many began to see the presumptions of game theory as callous and ___.
(a) Irrational.
(b) Unrealistic.
(c) Unthinkable.
(d) Inhumane.

10. What General believed it was justified to use nuclear weapons in Korea to prevent a North Korean and Chinese victory?
(a) Pershing.
(b) MacArthur.
(c) LeMay.
(d) Eisenhower.

11. When a madman strategy is used by one player the opposing player is more likely to do what?
(a) Cooperate.
(b) Defect.
(c) Swerve.
(d) Confess.

12. Where was the Russian spy born who was instrumental in helping Russia achieve nuclear capability?
(a) Hungary.
(b) Russia.
(c) United States.
(d) Germany.

13. What were the subjects in the original Ohio State studies awarded in the pay off situations?
(a) Medals.
(b) Food vouchers.
(c) Money.
(d) Freedom.

14. According to details in Chapter 7 Harold Urey was a key developer of what?
(a) The atom bomb.
(b) ICBMs.
(c) MIRVs.
(d) The hydrogen bomb.

15. In what year did the U.S. get good evidence of Soviet nuclear capability?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1943.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who publicly disavowed preemptive war after so publicly advocating this stance before?

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

3. Who was President of the United States when the nuclear debate came to a head and a study resulted to determine how many bombs the U.S. actually had?

4. Who played an unintentional role in resolution of the public nuclear game of chicken?

5. If neither person swerves in a game of chicken what happens?

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