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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s thesis for Princeton became known as what, as described in Chapter Ten?
(a) Game theory.
(b) The continuum hypothesis.
(c) Nash equilibrium.
(d) A zero-sum game.

2. In Chapter Twenty, Nash antagonized a colleague named what?
(a) Norman Steenrod.
(b) Solomon Lefschetz.
(c) Jack Bricker.
(d) Warren Ambrose.

3. 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.

4. What refers to a research and development program, led by the United States with participation from the United Kingdom and Canada, that produced the first atomic bomb during World War II?
(a) Project Destruction.
(b) The Roswell Project.
(c) The Manhattan Project.
(d) Project Atomic.

5. On what date did John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s parents marry?
(a) May 28, 1927.
(b) June 4, 1919.
(c) April 13, 1933.
(d) September 6, 1924.

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

7. In Chapter Fourteen, Nash returned to Princeton to teach what while looking for a full-time position?
(a) Geometry.
(b) Algebra.
(c) Calculus.
(d) Physics.

8. Who did the Republic of Korea fight in the Korean War?
(a) China.
(b) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Cambodia.

9. Where did Nash's sister find a job during Nash's second summer at RAND in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) A movie theatre.
(b) A bakery.
(c) A dentist's office.
(d) A library.

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

11. Between the ages of twenty-four and twenty-nine, Nash had how many children?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

12. What refers to a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas?
(a) Varymath.
(b) Multimath.
(c) Polymath.
(d) Manymath.

13. Who was the chairman of the mathematics department at Princeton when Nash began attending in Chapter Four?
(a) Solomon Lefschetz.
(b) John David Stier.
(c) Norman Steenrod.
(d) Albert Einstein.

14. What is a situation in which no player can improve his situation in game theory?
(a) Stalemate.
(b) A zero-sum game.
(c) End game.
(d) Equilibrium.

15. The one requirement at Princeton in the mathematics department when Nash attended in Chapter Four was that the students attend what daily?
(a) Church services.
(b) Student meetings.
(c) A faculty tea.
(d) McAnderson's lecture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kriegspiel refers to a chess variant invented by whom in 1899?

2. John Forbes Nash, Jr. arrived at Princeton in what month?

3. According to the Prologue, John Forbes Nash, Jr. became well known as a mathematician in what year?

4. Where was Albert Tucker when Nash mailed the first draft of his thesis to him in Chapter Ten?

5. When was Joseph McCarthy born?

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