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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. Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study was founded by whom?
(a) Ervin Thorson.
(b) Abraham Flexner.
(c) Harlow Shapley.
(d) Reinhard Selten.

2. In Chapter Forty-Nine, the United States government was holding an auction of what?
(a) Air waves.
(b) Used vehicles.
(c) Gold mines.
(d) National parks.

3. When Nash was released from the institution in Chapter Thirty-Seven, he went to MIT and hosted what?
(a) A Mad Hatter's Tea.
(b) A Crazy Carnival.
(c) A Batty Brunch.
(d) A Loon's Luncheon.

4. In Chapter Thirty-Seven, Alicia and what friend rented a house while Nash was hospitalized?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Louise.
(c) Emma.
(d) Mary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Jürgen Moser die?

2. 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?

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

4. From what institution did Sylvia Nasar graduate in 1970?

5. In what year did author Sylvia Nasar's family first immigrate to the United States?

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