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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 50 and epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Alicia meet John Forbes Nash, Jr., after she had been a student of his in Chapter Twenty-Six?
(a) A hockey game.
(b) A scientific conference.
(c) The Music Library.
(d) A play.

3. RAND conducted experiments in games to see if the players did what, in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Acted as they predicted.
(b) Could win the game.
(c) Acted unpredictably.
(d) Would lose the game.

4. Where did the Nash's move after Paris in Chapter Thirty-Eight?
(a) Rejkavic, Iceland.
(b) Oslo, Norway.
(c) Geneva, Switzerland.
(d) London, England.

5. With what was John Forbes Nash, Jr. diagnosed during his first institutionalization in Chapter Thirty-Six?
(a) Brain cancer.
(b) Bipolar disorder.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Paranoid schizophrenia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month did Alicia decide to have Nash committed in Chapter Thirty-Five?

2. Nash began outpatient treatment with what psychiatrist in Chapter Forty-Three?

3. By what month did Nash begin having problems again and try to secure a position in France in Chapter Forty-Two?

4. Kriegspiel is German for what?

5. Where did Sylvia Nasar earn a Masters' degree in Economics?

(see the answer key)

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