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

2. What was the name of John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s mother?
(a) Betsy.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Cynthia.
(d) Rebecca.

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

4. In Chapter Thirty-Five, Alicia and Nash moved where?
(a) Fargo, North Dakota.
(b) Pueblo, Colorado.
(c) West Medford, Massachusetts.
(d) Ashland, Oregon.

5. Where did Nash, his sister and friend rent a small apartment during Nash's second summer at RAND?
(a) Santa Barbara.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) San Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was John Forbes Nash, Jr. in Chapter Thirty-One?

2. On what date did the Korean War begin?

3. Where did Sylvia Nasar earn a Masters' degree in Economics?

4. Nash won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work in what area?

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

(see the answer key)

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