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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Certainly, Mr. Big.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the scientist that Feynman worked for at General Electric after the war?
(a) Hans Bethe.
(b) Albert Einstein.
(c) Frank Oppenheimer.
(d) Bob Wilson.

2. Who tutored Feynman's father as a child?
(a) A mindreader.
(b) A magician.
(c) A mathematician.
(d) A hypnotists.

3. What does Feynman learn signaled a social mistake at Princeton?
(a) Surely you're joking!
(b) Uhm-uhm-uhm.
(c) Hmm-hmm-hmm.
(d) Heh-heh-heh-heh.

4. What book does a teacher in high school give Feynman to study so he won't talk during class?
(a) Advanced Calculus.
(b) Mathematics for the Practical Man.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Advanced Chemistry.

5. When Feynman graduates from MIT there are no jobs for __________.
(a) Engineers.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Scientists.
(d) Physicists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Feynman deferred from the army again after the war?

2. What product does the Metaplast Corporation make that eventually causes the company to close down?

3. What object does Feynman's friend Paul at Princeton get him to walk around trying to figure out how to use it without pain for two weeks?

4. Where is Feynman trying to get every summer when he usually gets stuck in Las Vegas?

5. What does Feynman's father tell him that the carnival mindreaders use?

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