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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many pages was John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s thesis in Chapter Ten?
2. John Forbes Nash, Jr. became interested in mathematics at what age?
3. Chapter Twenty-Four discusses Nash's friendship with what MIT graduate student?
4. In game theory, what describes the situation when a player has available the same information to determine all of the possible games as would be available at the end of the game?
5. John Forbes Nash, Jr. was born on what date?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe the mathematics department at Princeton in Chapter Four? How was grading determined?
2. Why did Nash worry about the onset of the Korean War in Chapter Fourteen? What actions did he take?
3. Why did Nash refuse a permanent position at RAND in Chapter Fourteen? Where did he go instead?
4. What does the author write about Nash's involvement with games in Chapter Six?
5. How is Nash's relationship to Lloyd Shapley described in Chapter Eleven?
6. What work did Nash do during his second summer at RAND in Chapter Eighteen? With whom did he work?
7. Where did Nash move in Chapter Sixteen? What job did he take and with whom did he work?
8. When was Nash's first son born? How did Nash respond to his son's birth in Chapter Twenty-Three?
9. Who accompanied Nash in his second summer at RAND in Chapter Eighteen? Where did he live?
10. What led to Nash's work with manifolds in Chapter Fifteen? What did his theorem state?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the childhood of John Forbes Nash, Jr. from 1928-1948. How was Nash perceived by his teachers and peers? When did he develop an interest in mathematics? What classes did Nash take at Bluefield College and how did they prepare him for enrollment at the Carnegie Institute?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Nash's relationship with Jack Bricker and his arrest in Santa Monica. What work did Nash do with Bricker? Also discuss the theme of homosexuality in the book. Has Nash ever discussed his relationships with men? How was the book received by Nash in this regard?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the Korean War, Nash's draft status, and Nash's work within the field of manifolds. Why did Nash apply for deferment? Who supported him in his efforts to avoid the draft? Who coerced Nash to work with manifolds? What is the significance of Nash's work in the field?
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