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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. What does Feynman try to teach his friend Jirayr Zorthian?
(a) Biology.
(b) Physics.
(c) Math.
(d) Art history.

2. What is the machine Feynman designs for the army intended to be used for?
(a) Radar.
(b) Tanks.
(c) Bombs.
(d) Machine guns.

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

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

5. What could Feynman draw in high school art class?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Pyramids in deserts.
(c) Stacks of cubes.
(d) Houses.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Feynman going to be giving lectures in Brazil?

3. Where does Feynman spend a summer working for the army?

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

5. Feynman's friend Jirayr Zorthian would argue that scientist destroyed the beauty of nature when they turned it into _________________.

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