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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Lloyd Shapley born?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1923.

2. John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s maternal grandfather held what profession?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Physician.
(c) Minister.
(d) Banker.

3. Nash's theorem in Chapter Fifteen basically said that it is possible for every manifold to find a part that corresponds to what?
(a) The original object.
(b) The Intermediate object.
(c) A basic equation.
(d) The end object.

4. John Forbes Nash, Jr. became interested in mathematics in his youth while reading what book?
(a) Men of Mathematics.
(b) The Power of Equations.
(c) The Math Wizard.
(d) The Geometry of Humankind.

5. Who did the Republic of Korea fight in the Korean War?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Cambodia.
(c) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
(d) China.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was John Forbes Nash, Jr. born?

2. Who was Lloyd Shapley's father?

3. What refers to a research and development program, led by the United States with participation from the United Kingdom and Canada, that produced the first atomic bomb during World War II?

4. In Chapter Ten, Nash developed an equilibrium point that could apply to more than two people and wasn't necessarily what?

5. Who co-authored The Theory of Games and Economic Behavior with John von Neumann?

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