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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What profession did John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s mother hold before she married?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Bus driver.

3. What is a situation in which no player can improve his situation in game theory?
(a) Equilibrium.
(b) End game.
(c) Stalemate.
(d) A zero-sum game.

4. Where was John Forbes Nash, Jr. born?
(a) Sierra City, California.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Bluefield, West Virginia.
(d) Tacoma, Washington.

5. What religion did John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s parents adopt?
(a) Scientology.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Episcopalian.
(d) Mormonism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nash presented a talk on his work at the International Congress of Mathematics when in Chapter Fifteen?

2. When was Joseph McCarthy born?

3. With whom did Nash work on games during his second summer at RAND in Chapter Eighteen?

4. What refers to a research and development program, led by the United States with participation from the United Kingdom and Canada, that produced the first atomic bomb during World War II?

5. Where was John von Neumann born?

(see the answer key)

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