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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 30 - 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a situation in which no player can improve his situation in game theory?
(a) A zero-sum game.
(b) Equilibrium.
(c) Stalemate.
(d) End game.

2. When was the Rockefeller Foundation established?
(a) 1907.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1916.

3. John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s relationship with Eleanor lasted until what year?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1956.

4. How old was John Forbes Nash, Jr. in Chapter Thirty-One?
(a) 37.
(b) 26.
(c) 30.
(d) 45.

5. In May 1948, Project RAND became an independent non-profit organization with initial capital from where?
(a) The International Mathematical Union.
(b) The Ford Foundation.
(c) The Carnegie Institute of Technology.
(d) New York University.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s thesis for Princeton became known as what, as described in Chapter Ten?

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

3. What is the last name of Eleanor, the woman with whom Nash had an affair in Chapter Twenty-Three?

4. When was the first Fields Medal awarded?

5. In Chapter Thirty, Nash decided to return to MIT because of what?

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