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A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar (1998)
Contributed by: Hawkes
  • 1. Who is the author of 'A Beautiful Mind'?
A) Albert Einstein
B) John Nash
C) Sylvia Nasar
D) Russell Crowe
  • 2. When was 'A Beautiful Mind' published?
A) 1995
B) 2010
C) 2002
D) 1998
  • 3. In which university did John Nash teach?
A) Harvard University
B) Yale University
C) Oxford University
D) Princeton University
  • 4. What mental health condition did John Nash struggle with?
A) Depression
B) Bipolar Disorder
C) Schizophrenia
D) PTSD
  • 5. Who portrayed John Nash in the film adaptation of 'A Beautiful Mind'?
A) Tom Hanks
B) Russell Crowe
C) Leonardo DiCaprio
D) Will Smith
  • 6. For which achievement did John Nash receive the Nobel Prize in Economics?
A) Relativity Theory
B) Game Theory
C) Quantum Mechanics
D) String Theory
  • 7. What was the name of John Nash's famous equilibrium concept?
A) Venn Diagram
B) Fourier Transform
C) Nash Equilibrium
D) Gaussian Elimination
  • 8. Where was John Nash born?
A) Bluefield, West Virginia
B) New York City, New York
C) Los Angeles, California
D) Chicago, Illinois
  • 9. Who was John Nash's wife?
A) Olivia Nash
B) Alicia Nash
C) Emma Nash
D) Eleanor Nash
  • 10. What institution provided medical care and support to John Nash during his battle with schizophrenia?
A) Cleveland Clinic
B) McLean Hospital
C) Mayo Clinic
D) Johns Hopkins Hospital
  • 11. Which academic field did John Nash pursue his doctorate in?
A) Mathematics
B) Philosophy
C) Psychology
D) Physics
  • 12. What prestigious prize did John Nash receive in addition to the Nobel Prize?
A) Pulitzer Prize
B) Emmy Award
C) Grammy Award
D) Abel Prize
  • 13. What did John Nash name his son in honor of his favorite academic subject?
A) Michael Joseph Nash
B) Samuel Robert Nash
C) David William Nash
D) John Charles Martin Nash
  • 14. What title did John Nash hold at MIT in the later years of his life?
A) Department Chair
B) Senior Research Mathematician
C) Dean of the College
D) Adjunct Professor
  • 15. How did John Nash pass away?
A) Drowning
B) Stroke
C) Heart attack
D) Car accident
  • 16. Who directed the film adaptation of 'A Beautiful Mind'?
A) John Nash
B) Russell Crowe
C) Ron Howard
D) Sylvia Nasar
  • 17. What kind of hallucinations does John Nash experience due to his schizophrenia?
A) Visual
B) Auditory
C) Olfactory
D) Tactile
  • 18. Which country is John Nash originally from?
A) Russia
B) France
C) United States
D) United Kingdom
  • 19. What university attempted to recruit John Nash in the book, leading to his return to stability?
A) Oxford
B) Cambridge
C) Stanford
D) MIT
  • 20. What realization does John Nash have about his hallucinations as he begins to recover?
A) They give him special powers
B) They predict the future
C) They are messages from another dimension
D) They are not real
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