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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. Where did John Forbes Nash, Sr. work during the Depression?

2. What is the last name of Eleanor, the woman with whom Nash had an affair in Chapter Twenty-Three?

3. Nash's first infatuation with a man was with whom, as described in Chapter Twenty-Two?

4. Who did Nash ask to be his thesis advisor in Chapter Ten?

5. What refers to a research and development program, led by the United States with participation from the United Kingdom and Canada, that produced the first atomic bomb during World War II?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Nash's relationship to Lloyd Shapley described in Chapter Eleven?

2. Where did Nash meet Eleanor? How is their relationship described in Chapter Twenty-Three?

3. How does the author describe the romantic life of John Forbes Nash, Jr. in Chapter Twenty-One?

4. When did Nash begin working for RAND? How did his work there influence his thinking?

5. How is the political atmosphere described in Chapter Nineteen? How did it affect the faculty at MIT?

6. How old was Nash when he arrived at Princeton? What year was it? In what areas was Princeton building its faculty at this time?

7. What work did Nash do during his second summer at RAND in Chapter Eighteen? With whom did he work?

8. What is related regarding game theory in Chapter Eight? What important book changed the way that game theory was perceived?

9. Where did John Forbes Nash, Jr. grow up? How were Nash's parents described in Chapter One?

10. What was John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s reputation in his second year of college, as described in Chapter Two? Where did he decide to go to graduate school?

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

Define and discuss game theory and the game Kriegspiel. When and where was Kriegspiel developed? What was the role of games within the mathematics department at Princeton? What was significant about the game developed by John Forbes Nash, Jr.?

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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