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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: You Just Ask Them?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a popular topic in the graduate lounge at Princeton?
(a) Astronomy.
(b) Food.
(c) Topology.
(d) Girls.

2. Despite his degree in physics, Feynman works as what for the army during one summer?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Biologist.
(c) Mechanical engineer.
(d) Gunner.

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

4. What is the name of the man in charge of the government patent office while Feynman is in Los Alamos?
(a) Captain Jones.
(b) Hans Bethe.
(c) Captain Smith.
(d) Bob Wilson.

5. For what kind of project does an airline in California offer Feynman a position as director of its laboratory?
(a) Wind-propelled airplanes.
(b) Nucelar rockets.
(c) Rocket-propelled, nuclear missiles.
(d) Nuclear-propelled, rocket airplanes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Cornell University pay Feynman to do the lecture series in Buffalo?

2. How many students immediately volunteer to take part in the hypnotism demonstration at Princeton?

3. Feynman has a great reputation for what with the math students at MIT and Princeton?

4. Why is Feynman deferred from the army again after the war?

5. What does Feynman discover about the study of biology?

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