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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty-Seven, Nash realized that he needed to marry after the disastrous summer where?
(a) Santa Monica.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) New York.
(d) Paris.

2. In Chapter Forty-Eight, the announcement of Nash winning the Nobel Prize was made on what date?
(a) October 16, 1988.
(b) May 1, 1999.
(c) October 12, 1994.
(d) June 27, 1991.

3. Paul Cohen was an American mathematician best known for his proof of the independence of what?
(a) The continuum hypothesis.
(b) Manifolds.
(c) The Manhattan Project.
(d) Game theory.

4. Where was Nash living with his mother in Chapter Forty-Four?
(a) Buffalo, New York.
(b) Columbus, Ohio.
(c) Roanoke, Virginia.
(d) Key West, Florida.

5. Where did John Forbes Nash, Jr. marry Alicia Larde?
(a) Memphis, Tennessee.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) Salt Lake City, Utah.
(d) Washington, D.C.

6. Who met with Alicia and told her about her son and her relationship with Nash in Chapter Twenty-Seven?
(a) Eleanor.
(b) Wanda.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Sarah.

7. Where was Nash committed in Chapter Forty?
(a) The Peace Clinic.
(b) McLean Hospital.
(c) Trenton State Hospital.
(d) The Carrier Clinic.

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

9. Nash received an honorary degree, Doctor of Science and Technology from what institution in 1999?
(a) Carnegie Mellon University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Princeton University.
(d) The University of Chicago.

10. Where was Nash involuntarily committed in Chapter Thirty-Six?
(a) Trenton State Hospital.
(b) McLean Hospital.
(c) The Carrier Clinic.
(d) Harvard Medical School.

11. Where was Jürgen Moser born?
(a) Italy.
(b) East Prussia.
(c) Brazil.
(d) South Africa.

12. What year was it in Chapter Thirty-Three?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1958.

13. Where did the Nash's move after Paris in Chapter Thirty-Eight?
(a) London, England.
(b) Rejkavic, Iceland.
(c) Oslo, Norway.
(d) Geneva, Switzerland.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What psychiatrist did Nash meet at a private psychiatric hospital near Princeton in Chapter Forty-Two?

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

3. How old was Nash in Chapter Forty-Four?

4. In Chapter Forty-Nine, the United States government was holding an auction of what?

5. In Chapter Forty-Three, Nash was back in Boston working where?

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