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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 product does the Metaplast Corporation make that eventually causes the company to close down?
(a) Plastic-coated cameras.
(b) Mechanical pencils.
(c) Plastic cups.
(d) Plastic-coated pens.

2. Where are the top secret papers first kept at Los Alamos?
(a) Underground.
(b) Boxes.
(c) Filing cabinets.
(d) Bank safe.

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

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

5. Where do the Las Vegas prostitutes learn the names of famous physicists?
(a) Newsweek.
(b) People Magazine.
(c) Time Magazine.
(d) Los Angles Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method does Feynman use to "trick" people at Princeton into thinking he could do fast math?

2. What is a popular topic in the graduate lounge at Princeton?

3. What word do the physics students like to tease the mathematics students about in the graduate lounge?

4. What does young Feynman put on his hands to do his fire trick?

5. When Feynman graduates from MIT there are no jobs for __________.

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