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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 42-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nash and Alicia sailed on what ship in Chapter Thirty-Eight?
(a) The Queen Mary.
(b) The Water Dog.
(c) The Wooden Fish.
(d) The King James.

2. John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s relationship with Eleanor lasted until what year?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1957.

3. RAND Corporation first formed to offer research and analysis to the United States armed forces by what American aerospace manufacturer?
(a) Cesna.
(b) Douglas Aircraft Company.
(c) RCA.
(d) Boeing.

4. How old was Nash when he began teaching at MIT?
(a) 23.
(b) 38.
(c) 19.
(d) 27.

5. Between the ages of twenty-four and twenty-nine, Nash had how many children?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the month and year that Nash and Alicia sailed to Europe in Chapter Thirty-Eight?

2. What refers to a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas?

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

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

5. Where was Nash committed in Chapter Forty?

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