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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Thirty, Nash decided to return to MIT because of what?
(a) The intelligence of the locals.
(b) Its proximity to the ocean.
(c) Tax advantages in Massachusetts.
(d) The cooler summer weather.

2. Nash declined the offer of a chair at the University of Chicago saying that he was becoming the emperor of what, in Chapter Thirty-Four?
(a) Australia.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Antarctica.
(d) China.

3. What religion did John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s parents adopt?
(a) Mormonism.
(b) Episcopalian.
(c) Scientology.
(d) Buddhism.

4. Where did Alicia's family first settle after coming to America?
(a) Seattle, Washington.
(b) Biloxi, Mississippi.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) Charleston, South Carolina.

5. Alicia took a job where in Chapter Thirty-Five?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) Carnegie Mellon University.
(c) Brandeis University.
(d) MIT.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was John Forbes Nash, Jr. when he arrived at Princeton in Chapter Three?

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

3. John Forbes Nash, Jr. became interested in mathematics at what age?

4. How old was Nash when he began teaching at MIT?

5. John Forbes Nash, Jr. was born on what date?

(see the answer key)

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