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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 zero-sum game.
(c) A winnable game.
(d) Mathematically accurate.

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

3. Chapter Eleven describes Nash's friendship with Lloyd Shapley which began in what year?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1957.

4. What year was it when Nash chose who he wanted to be his thesis advisor in Chapter Ten?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1958.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. RAND was set up in what year as Project RAND?

2. Who did the Republic of Korea fight in the Korean War?

3. In Chapter Fourteen, Nash returned to Princeton to teach what while looking for a full-time position?

4. For what division did Nash work at New York University in Chapter Thirty?

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

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