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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s parents marry?
(a) June 4, 1919.
(b) April 13, 1933.
(c) May 28, 1927.
(d) September 6, 1924.

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

3. How old was John Forbes Nash, Jr. when he arrived at Princeton in Chapter Three?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Seventeen.

4. John Forbes Nash, Jr. became interested in mathematics in his youth while reading what book?
(a) The Geometry of Humankind.
(b) The Math Wizard.
(c) Men of Mathematics.
(d) The Power of Equations.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. The first signs of John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s mental deterioration appeared in what year, according to the Prologue?

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. Where was John von Neumann born?

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