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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nash's first infatuation with a man was with whom, as described in Chapter Twenty-Two?
(a) Henry Michael Temple.
(b) Ervin Thorson.
(c) Oskar Morgenstern.
(d) Norman Steenrod.

2. Luxembourg is bordered by Belgium, France, and what country?
(a) Greenland.
(b) Spain.
(c) Poland.
(d) Germany.

3. The first signs of John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s mental deterioration appeared in what year, according to the Prologue?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1959.

4. Who was the professor to whom Nash was closest at Princeton?
(a) Norman Steenrod.
(b) Oskar Morgenstern.
(c) Lloyd Shapley.
(d) Warren Ambrose.

5. How old was John Forbes Nash, Jr. when he arrived at Princeton in Chapter Three?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what month did Alicia decide to have Nash committed in Chapter Thirty-Five?

3. Where was Nash involuntarily committed in Chapter Thirty-Six?

4. In Chapter Ten, Nash developed an equilibrium point that could apply to more than two people and wasn't necessarily what?

5. On what date was John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s second son born?

(see the answer key)

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