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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pages was John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s thesis in Chapter Ten?
(a) 27.
(b) 12.
(c) 39.
(d) 73.

2. Who was the professor to whom Nash was closest at Princeton?
(a) Warren Ambrose.
(b) Norman Steenrod.
(c) Oskar Morgenstern.
(d) Lloyd Shapley.

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

4. John Forbes Nash, Jr. arrived at Princeton in what month?
(a) September.
(b) August.
(c) May.
(d) December.

5. John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s maternal grandfather held what profession?
(a) Physician.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Minister.
(d) Banker.

Short Answer Questions

1. The one requirement at Princeton in the mathematics department when Nash attended in Chapter Four was that the students attend what daily?

2. When was the Rockefeller Foundation established?

3. Who did Nash ask to be his thesis advisor in Chapter Ten?

4. According to the Prologue, John Forbes Nash, Jr. became well known as a mathematician in what year?

5. Where did John Forbes Nash, Jr. take mathematics classes while in high school?

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