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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nash invented a game of strategy at Princeton and what fellow student made the board for the game?

2. Nash met with von Neumann to discuss his ideas regarding what in Chapter Ten?

3. Kriegspiel refers to a chess variant invented by whom in 1899?

4. Between the ages of twenty-four and twenty-nine, Nash had how many children?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Nash begin working for RAND? How did his work there influence his thinking?

2. To what faculty members was Nash most closely associated at Princeton, as described by the author in Chapter Five?

3. How was John Forbes Nash, Jr. described as a child in Chapter One? When did he develop an interest in mathematics?

4. How was Nash perceived by faculty and his peers at Princeton in Chapter Five?

5. How old was Nash when he arrived at Princeton? What year was it? In what areas was Princeton building its faculty at this time?

6. Where did John Forbes Nash, Jr. grow up? How were Nash's parents described in Chapter One?

7. Where did Nash meet Eleanor? How is their relationship described in Chapter Twenty-Three?

8. How is Nash's thesis for Princeton described in Chapter Ten? What significance did it have?

9. How are John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s experiences in college described in Chapter Two?

10. How does the author describe the romantic life of John Forbes Nash, Jr. in Chapter Twenty-One?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Nash's first institutionalization and his diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. How did Nash's behavior change during this time? What were his colleagues' concerns? How old was Nash when symptoms of mental illness began to surface?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the RAND Corporation and the Cold War. Who was America's rival in the Cold War? What defense measures were taken at this time? What military work was done by the RAND Corporation? What work does RAND do today? How has the company evolved?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Nash's relationship with Paul Cohen in 1958. What was Nash's career like during this year? What relationships did he form with the University of Chicago and Harvard University? Where was Nash working in 1958? Where did he want to work?

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