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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. Who had provided a research position for Nash in Boston in Chapter Forty-Three?

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

3. In what month did Alicia decide to have Nash committed in Chapter Thirty-Five?

4. In Chapter Forty-Eight, the announcement of Nash winning the Nobel Prize was made on what date?

5. What year was it in Chapter Forty-Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Nash hospitalized in Chapter Forty? What did he think of his treatment?

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

8. Why did Nash decline an offer at the University of Chicago in Chapter Thirty-Four? How was his behavior described at this time?

9. Where did Nash go when he was released from the hospital in Chapter Thirty-Seven? What did Alicia do?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Nash's relationship with Paul Cohen in 1958. What was Nash's career like during this year? What relationships did he form with the University of Chicago and Harvard University? Where was Nash working in 1958? Where did he want to work?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Princeton University and Solomon Lefshetz in 1948. How does the author describe the transitions within the mathematics department in 1948? Who were the faculty? How did Solomon Lefshetz go about recruiting Nash? Why?

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