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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Alicia go to visit a cousin of hers in Chapter Thirty-Eight?
(a) India.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) Italy.
(d) Morocco.

3. Where did Alicia take a job in New York after returning to the U.S. in Chapter Thirty-Nine?
(a) RCA.
(b) JVC.
(c) MIA.
(d) FBI.

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

5. 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) The University of Chicago.
(c) Antioch College.
(d) Bluefield College.

6. On what date was John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s second son born?
(a) September 4, 1958.
(b) January 19, 1960.
(c) October 15, 1957.
(d) May 20, 1959.

7. The institution Nash to which was involuntarily admitted in Chapter Thirty-Six was affiliated with what institution of higher education?
(a) The University of Chicago.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Harvard Medical School.
(d) New York University.

8. To what private psychiatric hospital near Princeton was Nash committed in Chapter Forty-Two?
(a) McLean Hospital.
(b) The Peace Clinic.
(c) Trenton State Hospital.
(d) The Carrier Clinic.

9. What poet was also a patient at the institution where Nash was held in Chapter Thirty-Six?
(a) Albert Tucker.
(b) Norman Steenrod.
(c) Harlow Shapley.
(d) Robert Lowell.

10. In what year was Nash committed to a private psychiatric hospital near Princeton in Chapter Forty-Two?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1965.

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

12. In Chapter Thirty-Two, Nash looked for another project in which to become involved and decided to tackle the problem posed by what?
(a) The Manhattan Project.
(b) Riemann's Hypothesis.
(c) Game theory.
(d) The continuum hypothesis.

13. When was the first Fields Medal awarded?
(a) 1909.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1876.

14. Studies indicate that people can recover from schizophrenia over a long number of years; Nash described it as emerging from what?
(a) Irrational thinking.
(b) A mental war.
(c) Overwhelming confusion.
(d) Blinding rage.

15. In Chapter Thirty, Nash decided to return to MIT because of what?
(a) Its proximity to the ocean.
(b) The intelligence of the locals.
(c) Tax advantages in Massachusetts.
(d) The cooler summer weather.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Nash received an honorary degree, Doctor of Science and Technology from what institution in 1999?

3. Nash was released how many days after his commitment to the institution in Chapter Thirty-Six?

4. Where was Alicia Larde born?

5. Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study was founded by whom?

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