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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. RAND Corporation first formed to offer research and analysis to the United States armed forces by what American aerospace manufacturer?
(a) Cesna.
(b) RCA.
(c) Boeing.
(d) Douglas Aircraft Company.

3. Nash's theorem in Chapter Fifteen basically said that it is possible for every manifold to find a part that corresponds to what?
(a) The original object.
(b) A basic equation.
(c) The end object.
(d) The Intermediate object.

4. What year was it when Nash chose who he wanted to be his thesis advisor in Chapter Ten?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1942.

5. Where was Lloyd Shapley from?
(a) Bangor, Maine.
(b) St. Louis, Missouri.
(c) Miami, Florida.
(d) Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the original "Kriegsspiel" game developed?

2. When did John von Neumann die?

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

4. When did Joseph McCarthy die?

5. Nash met with von Neumann to discuss his ideas regarding what in Chapter Ten?

(see the answer key)

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