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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 50 and epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Nash when he began teaching at MIT?
(a) 27.
(b) 38.
(c) 23.
(d) 19.

2. Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study was founded in what year?
(a) 1885.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1863.

3. What month was it when Nash traveled to East Germany in Chapter Thirty-Eight?
(a) October.
(b) June.
(c) March.
(d) September.

4. What was Alicia Larde called by her family?
(a) Turtle.
(b) Tamale.
(c) Lichi.
(d) Ally.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is MIT located?

2. John Forbes Nash, Jr. arrived at Princeton in what year, in Chapter Three?

3. Between the ages of twenty-four and twenty-nine, Nash had how many children?

4. John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s relationship with Eleanor lasted until what year?

5. John Forbes Nash, Jr. became interested in mathematics in his youth while reading what book?

(see the answer key)

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