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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides Russell, who else advocated for preventative war during the Cold War?
(a) Einstein.
(b) von Neumann.
(c) Nash.
(d) Morgenstern.

2. Besides Bertrand Russell, what mathematician thought a new war between the U.S. and Soviet Union was inevitable once the conflict ended between the Allied and Axis powers?
(a) John von Neumann.
(b) Merrrill Flood.
(c) Kurt Godel.
(d) John Nash.

3. RAND developed a nuclear fail safe strategy that held that a good second strike capability deterred a first strike by ensuring that the U.S. had plenty of what available?
(a) MIRVs.
(b) EMPs.
(c) "Fat Bombs."
(d) ICBMs.

4. Kriegspiel is what is termed an "____" information game.
(a) Finite.
(b) Infinite.
(c) Calculated.
(d) Imperfect.

5. The RAND Corporation became know for "___" the unthinkable as they considered problems arising in varied situations?
(a) Recommending.
(b) Doing.
(c) Saying.
(d) Thinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which game was popular in the IAS lunch rooms?

2. What is it called when both rational opposing parties choose an equal division in a game?

3. During the Cold War "mutually assured ___" was the deterrence doctrine of the time.

4. In Chapter 3 we are presented with examples of games that use mixed strategies, but this does not include which game below?

5. Shortly after earning his PhD in mathematics, von Neumann moved to what country for a teaching position?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Bertrand Russell suggest and believe in the merits of preemptive nuclear war?

2. Who helped Flood conduct his 100 prisoner's dilemmas experiments?

3. What is the IAS?

4. Who originally suggested the RAND corporation and for what purpose?

5. How does von Neumann's game theory relate to economics?

6. Why do Poker and Baseball involve mixed strategies?

7. What are zero-sum games?

8. What were the results of Flood's experimental prisoner's dilemmas?

9. Who are Mariette, Marianna, and Klara?

10. What did Merrill Flood observe and conclude about his RAND colleagues as they left California at the end of summer?

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