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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Princeton was building its faculty in what areas when John Forbes Nash, Jr. arrived in Chapter Three?
(a) Foreign languages.
(b) Geology and Earth Sciences.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Mathematics and Physics.

2. John Forbes Nash, Jr. arrived at Princeton in what year, in Chapter Three?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1948.

3. When did John von Neumann die?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1957.

4. What profession did John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s mother hold before she married?
(a) Bus driver.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Secretary.

5. According to the Prologue, John Forbes Nash, Jr. became well known as a mathematician in what year?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1955.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. How old was John Forbes Nash, Jr. when he arrived at Princeton in Chapter Three?

5. In what year was John's sister Martha Nash born?

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