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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: But is it Art?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who first gets Feynman interested in South America?
(a) A mechanic.
(b) A hitchhicker.
(c) A waitress.
(d) His wife.

2. Feynman would argue with his friend Jirayr Zorthian that artists don't have any subject because they lost their ___________.
(a) Ethics.
(b) Perspective.
(c) Religion.
(d) Sanity.

3. Where is Feynman when he discovers he can distinguish good art from bad art?
(a) Basilica.
(b) Sistene Chapel.
(c) Metropolitan Museum of Art.
(d) Pasadena Art Museum.

4. Where does Feynman spend a summer working for the army?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York City.
(c) Washington, DC.
(d) Frankfort.

5. What did people call dragonflies when Feynman was growing up?
(a) Darning needles.
(b) Darn beasts.
(c) Dragon stingers.
(d) Daring drats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which insect is Feynman the most interested in studying over the course of his life?

2. Despite his degree in physics, Feynman works as what for the army during one summer?

3. In what language does Feynman give his lecture in at the Brazilian Academy of Sciences?

4. What does Feynman try to teach his friend Jirayr Zorthian?

5. As a kid, what does Feynman observe under his microscope?

(see the answer key)

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