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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 30 - 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a situation in which no player can improve his situation in game theory?
(a) Equilibrium.
(b) End game.
(c) Stalemate.
(d) A zero-sum game.

2. Who did Nash ask to be his thesis advisor in Chapter Ten?
(a) Lloyd Shapley.
(b) Norman Steenrod.
(c) Albert Tucker.
(d) Henry Michael Temple.

3. What was Eleanor's profession when she met John Forbes Nash, Jr. in Chapter Twenty-Three?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Actress.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Waitress.

4. On what date did the Korean War begin?
(a) December 8, 1958.
(b) May 4, 1935.
(c) June 25, 1950.
(d) September 22, 1942.

5. When did Jürgen Moser die?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1959.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was John Forbes Nash, Jr. in Chapter Thirty-One?

2. What profession did John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s mother hold before she married?

3. Nash's theorem in Chapter Fifteen basically said that it is possible for every manifold to find a part that corresponds to what?

4. Who was the professor to whom Nash was closest at Princeton?

5. On what date did Eleanor give birth to Nash's son in Chapter Twenty-Three?

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