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

2. For what division did Nash work at New York University in Chapter Thirty?
(a) The Harvard Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
(b) The Carnegie Institute of Technology.
(c) The Antioch Institute of Technology.
(d) The Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.

3. In what year was Nash awarded the John von Neumann Theory Prize for his discovery of non-cooperative equilibria?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1990.

4. Nash began outpatient treatment with what psychiatrist in Chapter Forty-Three?
(a) Oskar Morgenstern.
(b) Abraham Flexner.
(c) Pattison Esmiol.
(d) David Gale.

5. In Chapter Forty, Virginia and who traveled to Princeton, at Alicia's request?
(a) Wendy.
(b) Martha.
(c) Anna.
(d) Molly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the Nash's move after Paris in Chapter Thirty-Eight?

3. On what date was John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s second son born?

4. Where was Nash living with his mother in Chapter Forty-Four?

5. Where was Nash committed in Chapter Forty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Nash's winning the Nobel Prize in Chapter Forty-Eight? What issues did the Royal Swedish Academy have with Nash?

2. What led John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s colleagues to suspect something was wrong with him in Chapter Thirty-Four? How did Nash describe his feelings during this time?

3. How is John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s relationship with Alicia described in Chapter Thirty-One? What were peoples' impressions of Alicia?

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

5. When had Nash previously been considered for the Nobel Prize, as described in Chapter Forty-Eight? Why had he not been nominated?

6. 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?

7. Where did Nash spend the summer of 1956? What confrontation did he have with his father during this time?

8. How is Alicia's life described during Nash's hospitalization in Chapter Thirty-Seven? Where did she live?

9. How are Nash's career and personal life described in Chapter Thirty-Three?

10. What new project did Nash begin working on in Chapter Thirty-Two? Why?

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