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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s parents marry?
(a) May 28, 1927.
(b) June 4, 1919.
(c) September 6, 1924.
(d) April 13, 1933.

2. What religion did John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s parents adopt?
(a) Episcopalian.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Mormonism.
(d) Scientology.

3. The one requirement at Princeton in the mathematics department when Nash attended in Chapter Four was that the students attend what daily?
(a) A faculty tea.
(b) Student meetings.
(c) McAnderson's lecture.
(d) Church services.

4. Kriegspiel is German for what?
(a) Sausage.
(b) War game.
(c) Automobile.
(d) Barking dog.

5. When was the original "Kriegsspiel" game developed?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1854.
(c) 1812.
(d) 1917.

Short Answer Questions

1. In game theory, what describes the situation when a player has available the same information to determine all of the possible games as would be available at the end of the game?

2. Where was John Forbes Nash, Jr. born?

3. Nash invented a game of strategy at Princeton and what fellow student made the board for the game?

4. In Chapter Ten, Nash developed an equilibrium point that could apply to more than two people and wasn't necessarily what?

5. Where did John Forbes Nash, Sr. work during the Depression?

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