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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Forbes Nash, Jr. arrived at Princeton in what month?
(a) September.
(b) August.
(c) May.
(d) December.

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

3. Who did Nash ask to be his thesis advisor in Chapter Ten?
(a) Lloyd Shapley.
(b) Henry Michael Temple.
(c) Norman Steenrod.
(d) Albert Tucker.

4. John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s thesis for Princeton became known as what, as described in Chapter Ten?
(a) Nash equilibrium.
(b) Game theory.
(c) A zero-sum game.
(d) The continuum hypothesis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. John Forbes Nash, Jr. arrived at Princeton in what year, in Chapter Three?

2. John Forbes Nash, Jr. became interested in mathematics at what age?

3. Where did John Forbes Nash, Sr. work during the Depression?

4. What is a situation in which no player can improve his situation in game theory?

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

(see the answer key)

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