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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. John Forbes Nash, Jr. won a Westinghouse Scholarship to study where in Chapter One?
(a) Bluefield College.
(b) The University of Chicago.
(c) MIT.
(d) The Carnegie Institute of Technology.

5. Princeton was building its faculty in what areas when John Forbes Nash, Jr. arrived in Chapter Three?
(a) Mathematics and Physics.
(b) Foreign languages.
(c) Geology and Earth Sciences.
(d) Psychology.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kriegspiel is German for what?

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

3. John Forbes Nash, Jr. became interested in mathematics at what age?

4. What religion did John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s parents adopt?

5. When was the Rockefeller Foundation established?

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