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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: The Dignified Professor | Part 4: Any Questions?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In high school Feynman changed the trigonometry ____________ because he didn't like the way they looked.
(a) Answers.
(b) Textbooks.
(c) Equations.
(d) Symbols.

2. How much does Cornell University pay Feynman to do the lecture series in Buffalo?
(a) $35 each week.
(b) $45 each week.
(c) $35 total.
(d) $45 total.

3. What does Ms. Eisenhart think Feynman is joking about at the Princeton tea?
(a) Requesting a soda instead of tea.
(b) Having cream and lemon in his tea.
(c) Having two lumps of sugar in his tea.
(d) Asking for coffee instead of tea.

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

5. What is the name of the restaurant where Feynman strikes up a conversation with a painter?
(a) Papa's Place.
(b) Ed's Diner.
(c) Ma's Place.
(d) Lou's Diner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the top secret papers first kept at Los Alamos?

2. What does Feynman's dog use to follow his scent around the house?

3. What does Feynman use to do his first scent experiment with his wife in her hospital room?

4. What tools does Feynman need to pick a Yale lock?

5. What do the philosophy students keep repeating during a lunch lecture at Princeton?

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