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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Paul Cohen born?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1934.

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

3. Alicia's family had been prominent and wealthy where, as described in Chapter Twenty-Six?
(a) Africa.
(b) Central America.
(c) Southeastern Asia.
(d) Central Asia.

4. Where was Peter Sarnak born?
(a) Ecuador.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Germany.

5. 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?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) Cups of coffee.
(c) Bars of soap.
(d) The Bible.

6. What is the name of the locked facility for men where Nash was contained in Chapter Thirty-Six?
(a) Miller Hall.
(b) Bowditch Hall.
(c) Jacobson's Hall.
(d) Evergreen Hall.

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

8. Who gave Nash a one year research appointment in Chapter Forty-Two?
(a) The University of Chicago.
(b) Brandeis University.
(c) Princeton University.
(d) Carnegie Mellon University.

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

10. On what date did Nash and Alicia arrive in London in Chapter Thirty-Eight?
(a) August 4, 1959.
(b) June 27, 1958.
(c) July 29, 1960.
(d) July 18, 1959.

11. When was Peter Sarnak born?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1953.

12. By what month did Nash begin having problems again and try to secure a position in France in Chapter Forty-Two?
(a) July.
(b) May.
(c) September.
(d) February.

13. How old was John Forbes Nash, Jr. in Chapter Thirty-One?
(a) 45.
(b) 37.
(c) 30.
(d) 26.

14. When was Jürgen Moser born?
(a) 1904.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1899.

15. What institution was interested in Nash in Chapter Thirty-Three, although he applied for grant money for a sabbatical to work on research at Princeton and in Paris?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Antioch College.
(c) The University of Chicago.
(d) Bluefield College.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Forty, Virginia and who traveled to Princeton, at Alicia's request?

2. In what year was Nash committed to a private psychiatric hospital near Princeton in Chapter Forty-Two?

3. What month was it when Nash traveled to East Germany in Chapter Thirty-Eight?

4. In what year did Nash win the Leroy P. Steele Prize?

5. In Chapter Thirty, Nash decided to return to MIT because of what?

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