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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 30 - 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Nash when he began teaching at MIT?
(a) 27.
(b) 23.
(c) 19.
(d) 38.

2. How much younger was John Forbes Nash, Jr. than his mistress Eleanor?
(a) Two years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Twenty-four years.
(d) Twelve years.

3. In Chapter Thirty-Two, Nash looked for another project in which to become involved and decided to tackle the problem posed by what?
(a) Game theory.
(b) Riemann's Hypothesis.
(c) The continuum hypothesis.
(d) The Manhattan Project.

4. What was the name of John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s mother?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Cynthia.
(c) Betsy.
(d) Rebecca.

5. Who was the chairman of the mathematics department at Princeton when Nash began attending in Chapter Four?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Solomon Lefschetz.
(c) John David Stier.
(d) Norman Steenrod.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Lloyd Shapley born?

2. Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study was founded in what year?

3. In Chapter Fourteen, Nash returned to Princeton to teach what while looking for a full-time position?

4. What was Eleanor's profession when she met John Forbes Nash, Jr. in Chapter Twenty-Three?

5. Where did John Forbes Nash, Jr. meet Eleanor in Chapter Twenty-Three?

(see the answer key)

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