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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Between the ages of twenty-four and twenty-nine, Nash had how many children?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

2. When did Jürgen Moser die?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1959.

3. In Chapter Thirty-Two, Nash looked for another project in which to become involved and decided to tackle the problem posed by what?
(a) The Manhattan Project.
(b) Game theory.
(c) The continuum hypothesis.
(d) Riemann's Hypothesis.

4. Nash's first infatuation with a man was with whom, as described in Chapter Twenty-Two?
(a) Norman Steenrod.
(b) Oskar Morgenstern.
(c) Ervin Thorson.
(d) Henry Michael Temple.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Eleanor's profession when she met John Forbes Nash, Jr. in Chapter Twenty-Three?

2. Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study was founded in what year?

3. Where is MIT located?

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

5. Alicia found employment as what in Chapter Thirty-One?

(see the answer key)

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