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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. Where was the disastrous Secretary of the Navy's speech about neutralizing the Soviet threat made?

2. After his fall von Neumann was examined by a doctor who diagnosed him with what disease?

3. What strategy was the most successful during Axelrod's tournaments?

4. In Stag Hunt how many people are needed to hunt stag?

5. Organisms and genes can be thought of to have a kind of what in relation to game theory?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the Ohio State studies?

2. Who devised the Stag Hunt game?

3. What happened to the initial game theory interest by the mid-1950s?

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

5. What game did people think nuclear warfare modeled and why did this change?

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

7. How did the tournaments operate?

8. What was an example of a public nuclear game of chicken and who was involved?

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

10. What were the variables of later versions of the Ohio State studies?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

In 1971 Martin Shubik published the dollar auction in a 1971 paper and is generally credited as the inventor of this game. What was involved in a game called "so long sucker?" Who collaborated on this game and how did it lead to the development of the dollar auction? How does Shubik describe a dollar auction and what makes it different from an auction at Sotheby's? What applications did the dollar auction have to real life and how did the dollar auction embody the non-rational behavior that many expected in game theory games as part of the logic of escalation in conflict?

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