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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was Joseph McCarthy born?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1875.

3. Who did Nash ask to be his thesis advisor in Chapter Ten?
(a) Lloyd Shapley.
(b) Norman Steenrod.
(c) Henry Michael Temple.
(d) Albert Tucker.

4. Where was John von Neumann born?
(a) Budapest.
(b) London.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Cairo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. John Forbes Nash, Jr. arrived at Princeton in what year, in Chapter Three?

2. Between the ages of twenty-four and twenty-nine, Nash had relationships with how many men?

3. Kriegspiel refers to a chess variant based upon the original "Kriegsspiel" developed by whom?

4. On what date did John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s parents marry?

5. Where did John Forbes Nash, Jr. meet Eleanor in Chapter Twenty-Three?

(see the answer key)

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