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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pages was John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s thesis in Chapter Ten?
(a) 27.
(b) 39.
(c) 73.
(d) 12.

2. John Forbes Nash, Jr. won a Westinghouse Scholarship to study where in Chapter One?
(a) Bluefield College.
(b) MIT.
(c) The University of Chicago.
(d) The Carnegie Institute of Technology.

3. John Forbes Nash, Jr. arrived at Princeton in what year, in Chapter Three?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1941.

4. What was the name of John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s mother?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Betsy.
(c) Cynthia.
(d) Rebecca.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter Eleven describes Nash's friendship with Lloyd Shapley which began in what year?

2. Who did Nash ask to be his thesis advisor in Chapter Ten?

3. Where was Albert Tucker when Nash mailed the first draft of his thesis to him in Chapter Ten?

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

5. Kriegspiel refers to a chess variant based upon the original "Kriegsspiel" developed by whom?

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