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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 38 - 41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s thesis for Princeton became known as what, as described in Chapter Ten?
(a) Nash equilibrium.
(b) Game theory.
(c) The continuum hypothesis.
(d) A zero-sum game.

2. In Chapter Ten, Nash developed an equilibrium point that could apply to more than two people and wasn't necessarily what?
(a) A winnable game.
(b) A zero-sum game.
(c) Mathematically accurate.
(d) A game that could be lost.

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

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

5. Who did Nash ask to be his thesis advisor in Chapter Ten?
(a) Norman Steenrod.
(b) Lloyd Shapley.
(c) Henry Michael Temple.
(d) Albert Tucker.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Forty, Virginia and who traveled to Princeton, at Alicia's request?

2. Where was Lloyd Shapley from?

3. Where did John Forbes Nash, Jr. marry Alicia Larde?

4. What year was it when Nash chose who he wanted to be his thesis advisor in Chapter Ten?

5. Luxembourg is bordered by Belgium, France, and what country?

(see the answer key)

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