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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Intermediate object.
(d) The end object.

2. When did Joseph McCarthy die?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1963.

3. How much younger was John Forbes Nash, Jr. than his mistress Eleanor?
(a) Five years.
(b) Twenty-four years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Twelve years.

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

5. Who was the professor to whom Nash was closest at Princeton?
(a) Warren Ambrose.
(b) Norman Steenrod.
(c) Lloyd Shapley.
(d) Oskar Morgenstern.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. On what date did the Korean War begin?

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

5. In Chapter Fourteen, Nash returned to Princeton to teach what while looking for a full-time position?

(see the answer key)

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