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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 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.

2. What does Ms. Eisenhart think Feynman is joking about at the Princeton tea?
(a) Asking for coffee instead of tea.
(b) Requesting a soda instead of tea.
(c) Having cream and lemon in his tea.
(d) Having two lumps of sugar in his tea.

3. Why is Feynman deferred from the army again after the war?
(a) He is working on the bomb.
(b) Medical reasons.
(c) He is teaching.
(d) Physical limitations.

4. What is a popular topic in the graduate lounge at Princeton?
(a) Astronomy.
(b) Topology.
(c) Food.
(d) Girls.

5. What does Feynman's father tell him that the carnival mindreaders use?
(a) Hypnosis.
(b) A code.
(c) Magic.
(d) Powers of observation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Feynman thinks Princeton is an imitation _________.

3. What is the name of the movie with a psychiatrist that Feynman thinks of during his army physical after the war?

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

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

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