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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 was the name of the Russian spy working in Britain that helped leak key nuclear information to help Russia become nuclear capable quicker?

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

3. What is the most popular "solution" to the rational to cooperate in Prisoner's Dilemma as explained in Chapter 11?

4. Who appointed von Neumann Atomic Energy Commissioner?

5. In what year did von Neumann slip and fall after being appointed commissioner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bully?

2. Who is Robert Axelrod and why did he hold tournaments?

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

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

5. What were the Ohio State studies?

6. What happened after von Neumann fell in 1955?

7. How did evolutionary game theory come about?

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

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

10. What is the tit-for-tat strategy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Merrill Flood was the first to analyze the irrationality of people with game theory. Who is Merrill Flood? How did he go about analyzing this behavior with game theory? What were his resulting conclusion(s)? Please cite specific methodologies; detail situation specifics and explain any reactions, input and/or feedback from his RAND colleagues.

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

What is Kriegspiel and where does it fit in the game theory arena in connection with how and when it was developed? How it was used and by whom? What were some of the social, political and military implications of this game?

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