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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The one requirement at Princeton in the mathematics department when Nash attended in Chapter Four was that the students attend what daily?
(a) Church services.
(b) A faculty tea.
(c) Student meetings.
(d) McAnderson's lecture.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the chairman of the mathematics department at Princeton when Nash began attending in Chapter Four?

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

4. John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s maternal grandfather held what profession?

5. In Chapter Ten, Nash developed an equilibrium point that could apply to more than two people and wasn't necessarily what?

(see the answer key)

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