Prisoner's Dilemma Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

William Poundstone
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Prisoner's Dilemma Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

William Poundstone
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who originally suggested the RAND Corporation as a research and development institute?

2. During von Neumann's time on the Princeton social scene, he attended numerous parties and his drink of choice was what?

3. Who helped develop a strategy of how to use the bomb to end the war in Japan?

4. As mentioned in Chapter 6, which two colleagues agreed to play the experimental prisoner's dilemmas?

5. In the divide the cake game the chooser seeks to minimize the ___ piece of cake the cutter will receive.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Merrill Flood?

2. Besides all his work on the Manhattan Project, von Neumann also found time to help IBM. How did he help this company?

3. What are the details of one of the ethical dilemmas described in Chapter 1 of "Prisoner's Dilemma"?

4. What is prisoner's dilemma?

5. What is game theory according to Chapter 1 of "Prisoner's Dilemma?"

6. Who is John Nash?

7. What was the doctrine of deterrence during the Cold War and what did it mean?

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

9. What is Kriegspiel?

10. What is a minimax solution and saddle points?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were some of the key factors in the establishment of the RAND Corporation? What significant milestones from this place connect with von Neumann, as well as the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union? Why was RAND known for thinking about the unthinkable?

Essay Topic 2

In the 1980s game theory took an unexpected turn and evolutionary game theory was born. How did this happen? What was the logic behind the development of this theory? Aspects of what disciplines were used to create this evolutionary model? How did Robert Axelrod introduce a strategy based in human psychology to the traditional problem found in game theory?

Essay Topic 3

Prisoner's Dilemma and Chicken are two social dilemmas of fundamental importance in human affairs. Why? Explain the parameters of each dilemma in relation to real life and then discuss what makes each dilemma so important to human affairs. Also, conclude with which dilemma you feel is the most important of the two in regards to human affairs, and why.

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