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Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Nash and Alicia sailed on what ship in Chapter Thirty-Eight?
(a) The Queen Mary.
(b) The Wooden Fish.
(c) The Water Dog.
(d) The King James.

3. What was Alicia Larde called by her family?
(a) Lichi.
(b) Turtle.
(c) Tamale.
(d) Ally.

4. In what month did Alicia decide to have Nash committed in Chapter Thirty-Five?
(a) July.
(b) November.
(c) April.
(d) January.

5. Where in New York did John Forbes Nash, Jr. rent an apartment in Chapter Twenty-Nine?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) The Upper East Side.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) SoHo.

6. Nash began outpatient treatment with what psychiatrist in Chapter Forty-Three?
(a) Pattison Esmiol.
(b) David Gale.
(c) Oskar Morgenstern.
(d) Abraham Flexner.

7. When was Peter Sarnak born?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1953.

8. By what month did Nash begin having problems again and try to secure a position in France in Chapter Forty-Two?
(a) September.
(b) May.
(c) February.
(d) July.

9. The department chairman relieved Nash of his teaching duties for how long in Chapter Thirty-Five?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One year.
(c) A semester.
(d) Nine months.

10. In what year did Nash win the Leroy P. Steele Prize?
(a) 2003.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1999.

11. Where did Alicia go to visit a cousin of hers in Chapter Thirty-Eight?
(a) India.
(b) Morocco.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Italy.

12. On what date did Nash and Alicia arrive in London in Chapter Thirty-Eight?
(a) August 4, 1959.
(b) June 27, 1958.
(c) July 29, 1960.
(d) July 18, 1959.

13. Where did Nash travel to visit a cousin in Chapter Forty-Three?
(a) California.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) South Dakota.

14. In what year did John Forbes Nash, Jr. first ask out Alicia Larde?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1947.

15. Where was Nash living with his mother in Chapter Forty-Four?
(a) Key West, Florida.
(b) Buffalo, New York.
(c) Roanoke, Virginia.
(d) Columbus, Ohio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nash received an honorary degree, Doctor of Science and Technology from what institution in 1999?

2. With whom did Nash share the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences?

3. How old was John Forbes Nash, Jr. in Chapter Thirty-One?

4. Where was Alicia Larde born?

5. Where did Alicia take a job in New York after returning to the U.S. in Chapter Thirty-Nine?

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