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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nash declined the offer of a chair at the University of Chicago saying that he was becoming the emperor of what, in Chapter Thirty-Four?
(a) Australia.
(b) China.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Antarctica.

2. 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.

3. With what was John Forbes Nash, Jr. diagnosed during his first institutionalization in Chapter Thirty-Six?
(a) Brain cancer.
(b) Bipolar disorder.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Paranoid schizophrenia.

4. What year was it in Chapter Forty-Four?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1968.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what division did Nash work at New York University in Chapter Thirty?

2. In Chapter Twenty-Eight, Nash spent the summer of 1956 where?

3. Who met with Alicia and told her about her son and her relationship with Nash in Chapter Twenty-Seven?

4. In Chapter Thirty-Seven, Alicia and what friend rented a house while Nash was hospitalized?

5. Where did Nash go upon returning to the United States in Chapter Thirty-Nine?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Nash committed in Chapter Forty-Two? Where did he go upon release?

2. Where was Nash working in Chapter Forty-Three? How was his emotional state at this time?

3. How is the Nash's journey to Europe described in Chapter Thirty-Eight? What did they do upon arrival?

4. Where was Nash living in Chapter Forty-Four? What happened to Nash after the death of his mother?

5. How old was Nash in Chapter Thirty-One? How did he feel about his career at this point?

6. Where was Nash institutionalized in Chapter Thirty-Six? Who did he meet at the hospital and befriend?

7. In what ways did Alicia attempt to help John Forbes Nash, Jr. in Chapter Thirty-Five? What were her thoughts about her husband at this time?

8. What interaction did Alicia have with Eleanor in Chapter Twenty-Seven? What was Alicia's response?

9. Where did the Nash's move after Paris in Chapter Thirty-Eight? What led to Nash's investigation?

10. How was the work of Nash being used by the U.S. government in Chapter Forty-Nine?

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