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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. What war between the Allied and Axis powers was going on when von Neumann was invited to become part of the Manhattan Project?
2. When you make a decision in a game that you think your opponent will make, you are using a minimax or ___ strategy.
3. Prussian ___ were required to play Kriegspiel.
4. John von Neumann worked with what company to help design a faster, more compact computer?
5. Which one of von Neumann's colleagues, though a left wing pacifist, joined with him in advocating preventative nuclear war against the Soviet Union?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Bertrand Russell suggest and believe in the merits of preemptive nuclear war?
2. What is Kriegspiel?
3. What was the Manhattan Project?
4. How did von Neumann end up at Princeton after earning his PhD in mathematics?
5. Who is Bertrand Russell?
6. Besides all his work on the Manhattan Project, von Neumann also found time to help IBM. How did he help this company?
7. What are the details of one of the ethical dilemmas described in Chapter 1 of "Prisoner's Dilemma"?
8. What was the doctrine of deterrence during the Cold War and what did it mean?
9. What is game theory according to Chapter 1 of "Prisoner's Dilemma?"
10. Why did Russell and von Neumann advocate preventative war during the Cold War?
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
What is a pure strategy in game theory? What are mixed strategies? When are mixed strategies used as opposed to a pure strategy? What are some examples of games that use pure strategy? Games that involve mixed strategies?
Essay Topic 3
Why are Prisoner's Dilemma, Chicken, Deadlock, and Stag Hunt, all called social dilemmas? Why is the prisoner's dilemma considered the center of gravity for the other three games in relation to pay offs? Be sure to include how switching two of the pay offs in the order of preference helps derive each of the three games from the prisoner's dilemma.
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