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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 38 - 41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Forbes Nash, Jr. became interested in mathematics in his youth while reading what book?
(a) The Geometry of Humankind.
(b) Men of Mathematics.
(c) The Math Wizard.
(d) The Power of Equations.

2. John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s maternal grandfather held what profession?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Banker.
(c) Physician.
(d) Minister.

3. On what date did Nash and Alicia arrive in London in Chapter Thirty-Eight?
(a) July 29, 1960.
(b) July 18, 1959.
(c) August 4, 1959.
(d) June 27, 1958.

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

5. In Chapter Thirty-Four, Nash's colleagues began to suspect that something was wrong when he talked about aliens from outer space communicating with him through what?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Bars of soap.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) Cups of coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Thirty-Seven, Alicia and what friend rented a house while Nash was hospitalized?

2. In game theory, what describes the situation when a player has available the same information to determine all of the possible games as would be available at the end of the game?

3. John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s thesis for Princeton became known as what, as described in Chapter Ten?

4. When was the Rockefeller Foundation established?

5. Princeton was building its faculty in what areas when John Forbes Nash, Jr. arrived in Chapter Three?

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