University of the Philippines

SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

Economics 190.2
Monetary, fiscal, and development policy

N. B. Del Castillo 2nd Semester AY 2017-2018

PROBLEM SET # 3

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Kindly watch the movie “Crimson Tide”1 and answer the following items
on yellow sheet/s of paper, observing the question-and-answer format. Submit it on Tuesday, May 15,
2018, 11: 30 AM at SE 127. Don’t forget to write your name, section and the date of submission on your
answer sheets.

Note: I SHALL NOT ACCEPT PAPERS THAT DO NOT OBSERVE THE PRESCRIBED FORMAT.

Guide Questions:

1. What is the movie about?

2. What is the main conflict in the movie?

3. Describe the contrasting styles of the captain and the XO.

4. Who do you think is the "hero" of the movie? Why?

5. Suppose that the incomplete message actually ordered a nuclear strike, how will you evaluate the
XO's actions? Were his actions still justified? Why or why not?

1
It is a 1995 American thriller/drama film starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman.