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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year was it in Chapter Forty-Four?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1972.

2. The institution Nash to which was involuntarily admitted in Chapter Thirty-Six was affiliated with what institution of higher education?
(a) New York University.
(b) The University of Chicago.
(c) Harvard Medical School.
(d) Princeton University.

3. In Chapter Thirty, Nash decided to return to MIT because of what?
(a) Its proximity to the ocean.
(b) The intelligence of the locals.
(c) The cooler summer weather.
(d) Tax advantages in Massachusetts.

4. How old was Nash in Chapter Forty-Four?
(a) 40.
(b) 36.
(c) 51.
(d) 43.

5. Where did Nash travel to visit a cousin in Chapter Forty-Three?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) South Dakota.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Thirty-Four, Nash's colleagues began to suspect that something was wrong when he talked about aliens from outer space communicating with him through what?

2. In what year was Nash committed to a private psychiatric hospital near Princeton in Chapter Forty-Two?

3. When was Alicia Larde born?

4. With whom did Nash share the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences?

5. When did Jürgen Moser die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Nash working in Chapter Forty-Three? How was his emotional state at this time?

2. How was the work of Nash being used by the U.S. government in Chapter Forty-Nine?

3. What new project did Nash begin working on in Chapter Thirty-Two? Why?

4. Where did Nash go when he was released from the hospital in Chapter Thirty-Seven? What did Alicia do?

5. What led John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s colleagues to suspect something was wrong with him in Chapter Thirty-Four? How did Nash describe his feelings during this time?

6. How is Nash's mental state described in Chapter Forty-Two after his release from the hospital?

7. Where was John Forbes Nash, Jr. working in Chapter Thirty? What interested him about the work?

8. What interaction did Alicia have with Eleanor in Chapter Twenty-Seven? What was Alicia's response?

9. How did Alicia Larde meet John Forbes Nash, Jr.? How is she described in Chapter Twenty-Six?

10. Where was Nash committed in Chapter Forty-Two? Where did he go upon release?

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