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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 33 - 35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Prologue, John Forbes Nash, Jr. became well known as a mathematician in what year?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1964.

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

3. In what year was John's sister Martha Nash born?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1918.

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

5. John Forbes Nash, Jr. became interested in mathematics at what age?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 23.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what division did Nash work at New York University in Chapter Thirty?

3. Who was Lloyd Shapley's father?

4. When did Paul Cohen die?

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

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