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

2. Which insect is Feynman the most interested in studying over the course of his life?
(a) Beetles.
(b) Bees.
(c) Cockroaches.
(d) Ants.

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

4. What is the topic of the lecture Feynman is invited to give at the Brazilian Academy of Sciences?
(a) Biological relativity.
(b) Language development.
(c) Quantum electrodynamics.
(d) Quantum relativity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which language class does Feynman almost take because there was a pretty blond walking into it?

2. Where is Feynman when he discovers he can distinguish good art from bad art?

3. What is the machine Feynman designs for the army intended to be used for?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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