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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the professor to whom Nash was closest at Princeton?
(a) Oskar Morgenstern.
(b) Lloyd Shapley.
(c) Warren Ambrose.
(d) Norman Steenrod.

2. What profession did John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s mother hold before she married?
(a) Bus driver.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Secretary.

3. Nash invented a game of strategy at Princeton and what fellow student made the board for the game?
(a) David Gale.
(b) Warren Ambrose.
(c) Lloyd Shapley.
(d) Oskar Morgenstern.

4. What religion did John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s parents adopt?
(a) Scientology.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Mormonism.
(d) Episcopalian.

5. When was John von Neumann born?
(a) 1906.
(b) 1875.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1903.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was John von Neumann born?

3. When was Lloyd Shapley born?

4. Where was John Forbes Nash, Jr. born?

5. The first signs of John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s mental deterioration appeared in what year, according to the Prologue?

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