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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Judging Books by Their Covers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is needed to make the patent documents legal for the government?
(a) A signature.
(b) Approval from Congress.
(c) An official seal.
(d) An exchange of money.

2. While at MIT, Feynman annoys waitresses by leaving his tip in ________________.
(a) Upside down glasses full of water.
(b) The salt shaker.
(c) Old gum under the table.
(d) Full soup bowls.

3. Why is Feynman invited to Washington, DC by the Secretary of the Army?
(a) To receive an award.
(b) For a top-secret meeting.
(c) To evaluate weapons.
(d) To explain the atomic bomb.

4. Where is the first place Feynman stays in Los Alamos?
(a) A laboratory.
(b) An old school.
(c) A campground.
(d) A hotel.

5. Where does Feynman stay during the conference in New York to give a younger perspective on some position papers?
(a) Hyatt Regency.
(b) Jewish Theological Seminary.
(c) Center for Law and Ethics.
(d) Holiday Inn.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what kind of project does an airline in California offer Feynman a position as director of its laboratory?

2. Where is Feynman when Dr. Wheeler asks him to go to Japan?

3. What does Feynman's father tell him that the carnival mindreaders use?

4. What does the hypnotist at Princeton get Feynman to do?

5. What doesn't Feynman like about working at his aunt's hotel?

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