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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Is Electricity Fire?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language does the Chinese speaking Caucasian at the Caltech house party think Feynman was using?
(a) Mandarian.
(b) Cantonese.
(c) German.
(d) Portuguese.

2. While staying in Syracuse, who gives Feynman good advice about figuring out a complicated theory?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His sister.

3. What word do the physics students like to tease the mathematics students about in the graduate lounge?
(a) Theorem.
(b) Obvious.
(c) Trivial.
(d) Construct.

4. In what language does Feynman give his lecture in at the Brazilian Academy of Sciences?
(a) Portuguese.
(b) German.
(c) English.
(d) Spanish.

5. How many desserts does the pantry lady leave for Feynman each night when he works at his aunt's hotel?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the women at the nightclub in Albuquerque that Feynman befriends married to?

2. What is the name of the town where Feynman was born?

3. What does Feynman get the philosophy students at Princeton to argue about?

4. What is the first document Feynman has to sign for the city college?

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

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