View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the last name of Eleanor, the woman with whom Nash had an affair in Chapter Twenty-Three?
(a) Flexner.
(b) Harsanyi.
(c) Morgenstern.
(d) Stier.

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Forbes Nash, Jr. won a Westinghouse Scholarship to study where in Chapter One?

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

3. On what date did Eleanor give birth to Nash's son in Chapter Twenty-Three?

4. 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?

5. Chapter Eleven describes Nash's friendship with Lloyd Shapley which began in what year?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 229 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample