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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. When was the first Fields Medal awarded?

2. In what year was Nash awarded the John von Neumann Theory Prize for his discovery of non-cooperative equilibria?

3. Where did Alicia meet John Forbes Nash, Jr., after she had been a student of his in Chapter Twenty-Six?

4. In Chapter Thirty-Seven, Alicia and what friend rented a house while Nash was hospitalized?

5. Alicia's family had been prominent and wealthy where, as described in Chapter Twenty-Six?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What interaction did Alicia have with Eleanor in Chapter Twenty-Seven? What was Alicia's response?

3. Where was John Forbes Nash, Jr. working in Chapter Thirty? What interested him about the work?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe Albert Einstein and his position and work at Princeton during the late 1940s. What notoriety had Einstein achieved by this point in history? Also discuss John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s first year at Princeton. How was Nash perceived by the faculty at the university? What was Nash's meeting with Einstein like?

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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