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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 Forty-Three, Nash was back in Boston working where?

2. Where was Peter Sarnak born?

3. Nash won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work in what area?

4. Alicia found employment as what in Chapter Thirty-One?

5. When did Paul Cohen die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Nash's winning the Nobel Prize in Chapter Forty-Eight? What issues did the Royal Swedish Academy have with Nash?

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

3. How are Nash's career and personal life described in Chapter Thirty-Three?

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 institutionalized in Chapter Thirty-Six? Who did he meet at the hospital and befriend?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the RAND Corporation and the Cold War. Who was America's rival in the Cold War? What defense measures were taken at this time? What military work was done by the RAND Corporation? What work does RAND do today? How has the company evolved?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Nash's arrival at MIT, Norbert Weiner, Norman Levinson, and Donald Newman. What was the focus of Nash's research upon his arrival at MIT? How did Nash evolve as a person during this time period?

Essay Topic 3

Describe John von Neumann, Oskar Morgenstern, The Theory of Games and Economic Behavior, and "The Bargaining Problem." What was significant about the work of Morgenstern and von Neumann? How did it influence the work of John Forbes Nash, Jr.?

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