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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kriegspiel refers to a chess variant invented by whom in 1899?
(a) Lloyd Shapley.
(b) Albert Einstein.
(c) Henry Michael Temple.
(d) Georg von Rassewitz.

2. The first signs of John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s mental deterioration appeared in what year, according to the Prologue?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1948.

3. Where was John Forbes Nash, Jr. born?
(a) Tacoma, Washington.
(b) Bluefield, West Virginia.
(c) Sierra City, California.
(d) Chicago, Illinois.

4. When was the original "Kriegsspiel" game developed?
(a) 1812.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1854.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did John Forbes Nash, Jr. take mathematics classes while in high school?

2. What profession did John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s mother hold before she married?

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

4. When was the Rockefeller Foundation established?

5. According to the Prologue, John Forbes Nash, Jr. became well known as a mathematician in what year?

(see the answer key)

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