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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter Thirty-Seven, Alicia and what friend rented a house while Nash was hospitalized?
(a) Mary.
(b) Emma.
(c) Louise.
(d) Jennifer.

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

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

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

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

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

8. Nash and Alicia sailed on what ship in Chapter Thirty-Eight?
(a) The King James.
(b) The Water Dog.
(c) The Wooden Fish.
(d) The Queen Mary.

9. Who had provided a research position for Nash in Boston in Chapter Forty-Three?
(a) Norman Levinson.
(b) Reinhard Selten.
(c) Georg von Rassewitz.
(d) Oskar Morgenstern.

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

11. The department chairman relieved Nash of his teaching duties for how long in Chapter Thirty-Five?
(a) A semester.
(b) One year.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Two weeks.

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

13. In Chapter Forty-Nine, Nash was traveling where to accept the Nobel Prize?
(a) Canada.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Venezula.
(d) Sweden.

14. Nash won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work in what area?
(a) Game theory.
(b) The continuum hypothesis.
(c) Manifolds.
(d) Riemann's Hypothesis.

15. In Chapter Twenty-Eight, Nash spent the summer of 1956 where?
(a) Seattle, Washington.
(b) Cody, Wyoming.
(c) Austin, Texas.
(d) St. Paul, Minnesota.

Short Answer Questions

1. Paul Cohen was an American mathematician best known for his proof of the independence of what?

2. The Nobel Prize was established in what year?

3. Luxembourg is bordered by Belgium, France, and what country?

4. When Nash was released from the institution in Chapter Thirty-Seven, he went to MIT and hosted what?

5. Where was Jürgen Moser born?

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