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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which game has a madman strategy?

2. In what year did North Korea invade South Korea to start the Korean War?

3. In a game of chicken, what happens if both parties swerve simultaneously?

4. Who appointed von Neumann Atomic Energy Commissioner?

5. In the late 1950s what did von Neumann spend most of his time working on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What four games are two-person symmetric as detailed in Chapter 11?

2. How did evolutionary game theory come about?

3. How did the tournaments operate?

4. What is the madman strategy and how does it affect the game of chicken?

5. How did von Neumann become the Atomic Energy Commissioner?

6. In the nuclear war debate how did Francis Matthews figure?

7. In relation to U.S. bomb development who was Harold Urey?

8. In relation to Russian nuclear capability who was Klaus Fuchs?

9. Why did von Neumann's views about military technology in modern society change?

10. Who publicly disavowed preemptive war after publicly advocating for so long?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chapter 11 details more social dilemmas and outlines differences in two classes of games - symmetric and asymmetric. What is the difference between symmetric and asymmetric games? What are examples of both? How do you play a game of Bully and how is this game a model for human conflict?

Essay Topic 2

Why was John von Neumann considered a child prodigy? How did his genius affect his academic, professional and personal life? Beginning with von Neumann's childhood, chronicle his milestones in connection with his great intellect.

Essay Topic 3

In regards to the Flood-Dresher experiment the author tells a story about honor among thieves to explain the prisoner's dilemma that was first discussed in a paper authored by Flood. What was the original Flood-Dresher experiment like? What are some inherent problems with this dilemma? How can they be resolved for the best possible outcome for each player? What is the worst possible outcome for each player in this game model?

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