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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18 - 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. RAND was set up in what year as Project RAND?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1939.

5. How old was Nash when he began teaching at MIT?
(a) 27.
(b) 38.
(c) 19.
(d) 23.

Short Answer Questions

1. The one requirement at Princeton in the mathematics department when Nash attended in Chapter Four was that the students attend what daily?

2. Where did Nash, his sister and friend rent a small apartment during Nash's second summer at RAND?

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

4. What religion did John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s parents adopt?

5. Who did the Republic of Korea fight in the Korean War?

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