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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. When was John von Neumann born?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1875.
(d) 1906.

3. John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s maternal grandfather held what profession?
(a) Physician.
(b) Minister.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Banker.

4. Who co-authored The Theory of Games and Economic Behavior with John von Neumann?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Oskar Morgenstern.
(c) Solomon Lefschetz.
(d) Norman Steenrod.

5. 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?
(a) Perfect information.
(b) Psychic information.
(c) Complete data.
(d) Incontrovertable evidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kriegspiel is German for what?

2. Nash invented a game of strategy at Princeton and what fellow student made the board for the game?

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

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

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

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