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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. In Chapter Thirty, Nash decided to return to MIT because of what?

2. Paul Cohen was an American mathematician best known for his proof of the independence of what?

3. Where was Alicia Larde born?

4. Where was Jürgen Moser born?

5. Nash and Alicia sailed on what ship in Chapter Thirty-Eight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did the Nash's spend Christmas in Chapter Thirty-Eight? What led to their return to the U.S.?

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

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

4. How is Nash's mental state described in Chapter Forty-Two after his release from the hospital?

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

6. What were the doctors' impressions of Nash in Chapter Thirty-Six? With what was he diagnosed?

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

8. How is the relationship between Nash and Peter Sarnak described in Chapter Forty-Seven? How did they meet?

9. What led to John Forbes Nash, Jr. asking Alicia Larde out in Chapter Twenty-Seven?

10. How did Alicia Larde meet John Forbes Nash, Jr.? How is she described in Chapter Twenty-Six?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Albert Tucker, Lloyd Shapley and Nash equilibrium. What is the basic premise of Nash equilibrium? What influences did Nash have from his relationships with Albert Tucker and Lloyd Shapley. What was the basis of Nash's rivalry with Shapley?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Nash's first institutionalization and his diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. How did Nash's behavior change during this time? What were his colleagues' concerns? How old was Nash when symptoms of mental illness began to surface?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Nash's work in Seattle, New York, and the Institute for Advanced Study in 1956. With what university is the Institute for Advanced Study associated? What work did Nash do there? With whom did Nash conduct research at the Institute for Advanced Study?

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