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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nash was released how many days after his commitment to the institution in Chapter Thirty-Six?
(a) Eighty-seven.
(b) One-hundred, thirty-one.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Fifty.

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

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

4. Where in New York did John Forbes Nash, Jr. rent an apartment in Chapter Twenty-Nine?
(a) SoHo.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Greenwich Village.
(d) The Upper East Side.

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

6. What was the month and year that Nash and Alicia sailed to Europe in Chapter Thirty-Eight?
(a) July, 1959.
(b) September, 1960.
(c) August, 1961.
(d) April, 1958.

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

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

9. Where did Nash want to teach the most in Chapter Thirty-Three?
(a) Carnegie Mellon University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Princeton University.
(d) Bluefield College.

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

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

12. Where in Europe did John Forbes Nash, Jr. decide to go at the end of Chapter Thirty-Seven?
(a) Oslo.
(b) Zurich.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

13. In Chapter Forty-Nine, the United States government was holding an auction of what?
(a) Gold mines.
(b) Air waves.
(c) Used vehicles.
(d) National parks.

14. Where did Alicia go upon returning to the United States in Chapter Thirty-Nine?
(a) San Francisco, California.
(b) Anchorage, Alaska.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Boise, Idaho.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Nash travel to visit a cousin in Chapter Forty-Three?

3. Nash and Alicia sailed on what ship in Chapter Thirty-Eight?

4. In Chapter Twenty-Seven, Nash realized that he needed to marry after the disastrous summer where?

5. The institution Nash to which was involuntarily admitted in Chapter Thirty-Six was affiliated with what institution of higher education?

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