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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What religion did John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s parents adopt?
(a) Episcopalian.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Scientology.
(d) Mormonism.

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

4. On what date did the Korean War begin?
(a) September 22, 1942.
(b) December 8, 1958.
(c) May 4, 1935.
(d) June 25, 1950.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Nash met with von Neumann to discuss his ideas regarding what in Chapter Ten?

2. Kriegspiel refers to a chess variant based upon the original "Kriegsspiel" developed by whom?

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

4. Who was the chairman of the mathematics department at Princeton when Nash began attending in Chapter Four?

5. The one requirement at Princeton in the mathematics department when Nash attended in Chapter Four was that the students attend what daily?

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