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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s maternal grandfather held what profession?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Minister.
(c) Physician.
(d) Banker.

2. Where was Lloyd Shapley from?
(a) Bangor, Maine.
(b) St. Louis, Missouri.
(c) Miami, Florida.
(d) Cambridge, Massachusetts.

3. Where was John von Neumann born?
(a) London.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Budapest.

4. Who was Lloyd Shapley's father?
(a) Mark Shapley.
(b) Harlow Shapley.
(c) John David Shapley.
(d) Norman Shapley.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a situation in which no player can improve his situation in game theory?

2. Where is MIT located?

3. In Chapter Ten, Nash developed an equilibrium point that could apply to more than two people and wasn't necessarily what?

4. In what year was John's sister Martha Nash born?

5. Who was the chairman of the mathematics department at Princeton when Nash began attending in Chapter Four?

(see the answer key)

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