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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the chairman of the mathematics department at Princeton when Nash began attending in Chapter Four?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Solomon Lefschetz.
(c) Norman Steenrod.
(d) John David Stier.

2. In game theory, what describes the situation when a player has available the same information to determine all of the possible games as would be available at the end of the game?
(a) Complete data.
(b) Psychic information.
(c) Incontrovertable evidence.
(d) Perfect information.

3. On what date did the Korean War begin?
(a) September 22, 1942.
(b) June 25, 1950.
(c) May 4, 1935.
(d) December 8, 1958.

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

5. In Chapter Ten, Nash developed an equilibrium point that could apply to more than two people and wasn't necessarily what?
(a) A zero-sum game.
(b) Mathematically accurate.
(c) A winnable game.
(d) A game that could be lost.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Rockefeller Foundation established?

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

3. In Chapter Fourteen, Nash didn't immediately secure a deferment from the draft but he had a delay until what date?

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

5. How many faculty members from MIT belonged to a Communist Party cell and were called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee, as described in Chapter Nineteen?

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