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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Forbes Nash, Jr. arrived at Princeton in what month?

2. In Chapter Fourteen, Nash didn't immediately secure a deferment from the draft but he had a delay until what date?

3. RAND conducted experiments in games to see if the players did what, in Chapter Eighteen?

4. In Chapter Twenty, Nash antagonized a colleague named what?

5. What refers to a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who accompanied Nash in his second summer at RAND in Chapter Eighteen? Where did he live?

2. What was John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s reputation in his second year of college, as described in Chapter Two? Where did he decide to go to graduate school?

3. How is the political atmosphere described in Chapter Nineteen? How did it affect the faculty at MIT?

4. What led to Nash's work with manifolds in Chapter Fifteen? What did his theorem state?

5. What led to Nash's theorem on manifolds in Chapter Twenty? What was the theory known as?

6. Where did Nash move in Chapter Sixteen? What job did he take and with whom did he work?

7. How is Nash's relationship with Jack Bricker described in Chapter Twenty-Four?

8. Why did Nash refuse a permanent position at RAND in Chapter Fourteen? Where did he go instead?

9. How was John Forbes Nash, Jr. described as a child in Chapter One? When did he develop an interest in mathematics?

10. What is related regarding game theory in Chapter Eight? What important book changed the way that game theory was perceived?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the childhood of John Forbes Nash, Jr. from 1928-1948. How was Nash perceived by his teachers and peers? When did he develop an interest in mathematics? What classes did Nash take at Bluefield College and how did they prepare him for enrollment at the Carnegie Institute?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Alicia Larde and the beginning of her relationship with Nash. How old was Alicia when she began dating Nash? How old was he? What attracted Alicia to Nash? How did he feel about her? What was Alicia's reaction to meeting Eleanor?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Second Red Scare, Senator Joseph McCarthy, HUAC, and the Nash-Moser Theorem. How did McCarthyism affect the faculty at MIT? What were Nash's impressions of McCarthyism? How is the Nash-Moser Theorem defined?

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