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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In May 1948, Project RAND became an independent non-profit organization with initial capital from where?
(a) New York University.
(b) The Ford Foundation.
(c) The International Mathematical Union.
(d) The Carnegie Institute of Technology.

2. Nash met with von Neumann to discuss his ideas regarding what in Chapter Ten?
(a) Manifolds.
(b) Riemann's Hypothesis.
(c) The continuum hypothesis.
(d) Game theory.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Princeton was building its faculty in what areas when John Forbes Nash, Jr. arrived in Chapter Three?

2. When was John von Neumann born?

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

4. In game theory, what describes the situation when a player has available the same information to determine all of the possible games as would be available at the end of the game?

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

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