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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Lloyd Shapley's father?
(a) Norman Shapley.
(b) John David Shapley.
(c) Harlow Shapley.
(d) Mark Shapley.

2. Nash's first infatuation with a man was with whom, as described in Chapter Twenty-Two?
(a) Henry Michael Temple.
(b) Ervin Thorson.
(c) Norman Steenrod.
(d) Oskar Morgenstern.

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

4. The department chairman relieved Nash of his teaching duties for how long in Chapter Thirty-Five?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One year.
(c) Nine months.
(d) A semester.

5. In Chapter Twenty, Nash was challenged to solve the problem of what?
(a) The Manhattan Project.
(b) Manifolds.
(c) Game theory.
(d) The Pythagoreon Theorum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Luxembourg is bordered by Belgium, France, and what country?

2. Paul Cohen was an American mathematician best known for his proof of the independence of what?

3. When was Joseph McCarthy born?

4. When was Jürgen Moser born?

5. When Nash was released from the institution in Chapter Thirty-Seven, he went to MIT and hosted what?

(see the answer key)

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