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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 38 - 41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the first Fields Medal awarded?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1909.

2. When was Joseph McCarthy born?
(a) 1908.
(b) 1892.
(c) 1875.
(d) 1916.

3. Between the ages of twenty-four and twenty-nine, Nash had relationships with how many men?
(a) Three.
(b) Eight.
(c) Zero.
(d) Two.

4. Alicia took a job where in Chapter Thirty-Five?
(a) Brandeis University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Carnegie Mellon University.
(d) MIT.

5. For what division did Nash work at New York University in Chapter Thirty?
(a) The Harvard Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
(b) The Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
(c) The Antioch Institute of Technology.
(d) The Carnegie Institute of Technology.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Joseph McCarthy served as a Republican U.S. Senator from what state?

3. Nash's first infatuation with a man was in summer of what year?

4. In Chapter Twenty, Nash was challenged to solve the problem of what?

5. In Chapter Thirty-Two, Nash looked for another project in which to become involved and decided to tackle the problem posed by what?

(see the answer key)

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