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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kriegspiel refers to a chess variant based upon the original "Kriegsspiel" developed by whom?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Henry Michael Temple.
(c) Georg von Rassewitz.
(d) Lloyd Shapley.

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

3. In Chapter Fourteen, Nash returned to Princeton to teach what while looking for a full-time position?
(a) Calculus.
(b) Physics.
(c) Algebra.
(d) Geometry.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Nash when he began teaching at MIT?

2. RAND Corporation first formed to offer research and analysis to the United States armed forces by what American aerospace manufacturer?

3. During his first semester at Princeton, Nash would arrange his morning walk so he could see whom taking his morning walk?

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

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

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