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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was John Forbes Nash, Jr. when he arrived at Princeton in Chapter Three?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Seventeen.

2. John Forbes Nash, Jr. arrived at Princeton in what month?
(a) August.
(b) December.
(c) September.
(d) May.

3. Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study was founded by whom?
(a) Ervin Thorson.
(b) Harlow Shapley.
(c) Reinhard Selten.
(d) Abraham Flexner.

4. In Chapter Fifteen, Nash began to study the area of what?
(a) The continuum hypothesis.
(b) Manifolds.
(c) Riemann's Hypothesis.
(d) Game theory.

5. In Chapter Fourteen, Nash returned to Princeton to teach what while looking for a full-time position?
(a) Physics.
(b) Algebra.
(c) Calculus.
(d) Geometry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nash presented a talk on his work at the International Congress of Mathematics when in Chapter Fifteen?

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

3. On what date did the Korean War begin?

4. Chapter Twenty-Four discusses Nash's friendship with what MIT graduate student?

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

(see the answer key)

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