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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Altered States.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During a one-year sabbatical, what does Feynman work on in a biology lab?
(a) Viruses.
(b) DNA.
(c) Reproduction.
(d) RNA.

2. What does the reporter from Time magazine tell Feynman about the Nobel?
(a) It's a practical joke.
(b) How he should act with the King of Sweden.
(c) He should give him exclusive interview rights.
(d) He should accept the prize.

3. Where doesFeynman give lectures every Wednesday?
(a) Putnam Investments.
(b) Padadena Public Library.
(c) UCLA.
(d) Hughes Aircraft Company.

4. Who is the head of Feynman's department at Cornell?
(a) Hans Bethe.
(b) Professor Lowell.
(c) Bob Wilson.
(d) Professor Gibbs.

5. Feynman does not like the Japanese language because it was too concerned with being _________.
(a) Accurate.
(b) Precise.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Polite.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which scientist was "topnotch" at calculating at Los Alamos?

2. What is Feynman's dilemma when he arrives at the airport to go to the conference at the University of North Carolina?

3. How does Feynman solve his dilemma at the airport when he goes to the conference at the University of North Carolina?

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

5. What does Feynman decide to do about the money from the lecture at the city college?

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