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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 42-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first signs of John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s mental deterioration appeared in what year, according to the Prologue?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1967.

2. In Chapter Thirty-Two, Nash looked for another project in which to become involved and decided to tackle the problem posed by what?
(a) The continuum hypothesis.
(b) Game theory.
(c) Riemann's Hypothesis.
(d) The Manhattan Project.

3. Where was John Forbes Nash, Jr. born?
(a) Tacoma, Washington.
(b) Sierra City, California.
(c) Bluefield, West Virginia.
(d) Chicago, Illinois.

4. Nash and Alicia sailed on what ship in Chapter Thirty-Eight?
(a) The Wooden Fish.
(b) The Queen Mary.
(c) The Water Dog.
(d) The King James.

5. John Forbes Nash, Jr. became interested in mathematics at what age?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 13.
(d) 23.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did John Forbes Nash, Sr. work during the Depression?

2. What month was it when Nash traveled to East Germany in Chapter Thirty-Eight?

3. In game theory, what describes the situation when a player has available the same information to determine all of the possible games as would be available at the end of the game?

4. When was Joseph McCarthy born?

5. When did Paul Cohen die?

(see the answer key)

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