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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was John Forbes Nash, Jr. born?
(a) Chicago, Illinois.
(b) Sierra City, California.
(c) Bluefield, West Virginia.
(d) Tacoma, Washington.

2. Kriegspiel is German for what?
(a) War game.
(b) Barking dog.
(c) Automobile.
(d) Sausage.

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

4. John Forbes Nash, Jr. became interested in mathematics at what age?
(a) 13.
(b) 23.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

5. RAND was set up in what year as Project RAND?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1953.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Rockefeller Foundation established?

2. What profession did John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s mother hold before she married?

3. Who was the professor to whom Nash was closest at Princeton?

4. What religion did John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s parents adopt?

5. When was the original "Kriegsspiel" game developed?

(see the answer key)

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