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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was John von Neumann born?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1906.
(d) 1875.

2. When was Lloyd Shapley born?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1905.

3. In Chapter Thirty, Nash decided to return to MIT because of what?
(a) Tax advantages in Massachusetts.
(b) The cooler summer weather.
(c) Its proximity to the ocean.
(d) The intelligence of the locals.

4. On what date did Eleanor give birth to Nash's son in Chapter Twenty-Three?
(a) October 31, 1951.
(b) May 12, 1952.
(c) November 4, 1955.
(d) June 19, 1953.

5. Where did John Forbes Nash, Jr. marry Alicia Larde?
(a) Memphis, Tennessee.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Atlanta, Georgia.
(d) Salt Lake City, Utah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Princeton was building its faculty in what areas when John Forbes Nash, Jr. arrived in Chapter Three?

2. Kriegspiel refers to a chess variant invented by whom in 1899?

3. Where did Nash, his sister and friend rent a small apartment during Nash's second summer at RAND?

4. Alicia took a job where in Chapter Thirty-Five?

5. Chapter Eleven describes Nash's friendship with Lloyd Shapley which began in what year?

(see the answer key)

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