Game Theory Overview Quiz
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In which field is game theory extensively used?

  • Economics (correct)
  • Astronomy
  • Biology
  • Geology
  • What type of games did traditional game theory address?

  • Two-person zero-sum games (correct)
  • Cooperative games
  • Single-player games
  • Multi-player non-zero-sum games
  • Who provided the original proof for mixed-strategy equilibria in two-person zero-sum games?

  • Brouwer
  • Morgenstern and Brouwer
  • Oskar Morgenstern
  • John von Neumann (correct)
  • What mathematical concept did John von Neumann's original proof use?

    <p>Brouwer fixed-point theorem</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the second edition of 'Theory of Games and Economic Behavior' by John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern provide an axiomatic theory of?

    <p>Expected utility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theorem became a standard method in game theory and mathematical economics due to John von Neumann's original proof?

    <p>Brouwer fixed-point theorem</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was awarded the Crafoord Prize for his application of evolutionary game theory in 1999?

    <p>John Maynard Smith</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year did Pascal and Huygens develop the concept of expectation on reasoning about the structure of games of chance?

    <p>1650s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who published De ratiociniis in ludo aleæ (On Reasoning in Games of Chance) in 1657?

    <p>Huygens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which publication did Antoine Augustin Cournot present a solution that is the Nash equilibrium of the game?

    <p>Recherches sur les principes mathématiques de la théorie des richesses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who proved that the optimal chess strategy is strictly determined?

    <p>Ernst Zermelo</p> Signup and view all the answers

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