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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 33 - 35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was John Forbes Nash, Jr. in Chapter Thirty-One?
(a) 26.
(b) 30.
(c) 37.
(d) 45.

2. Where did Alicia's family first settle after coming to America?
(a) Boston, Massachusetts.
(b) Charleston, South Carolina.
(c) Biloxi, Mississippi.
(d) Seattle, Washington.

3. John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s relationship with Eleanor lasted until what year?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1960.

4. What is a situation in which no player can improve his situation in game theory?
(a) End game.
(b) Stalemate.
(c) Equilibrium.
(d) A zero-sum game.

5. Where did Nash want to teach the most in Chapter Thirty-Three?
(a) Bluefield College.
(b) Carnegie Mellon University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Princeton University.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nash presented a talk on his work at the International Congress of Mathematics when in Chapter Fifteen?

2. In May 1948, Project RAND became an independent non-profit organization with initial capital from where?

3. When was Jürgen Moser born?

4. When did Paul Cohen die?

5. John Forbes Nash, Jr. became interested in mathematics in his youth while reading what book?

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