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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. Which scientist was "topnotch" at calculating at Los Alamos?
(a) Robert Oppenheimer.
(b) Paul Olum.
(c) Bob Wilson.
(d) Hans Bethe.

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

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?
(a) Measuring tape.
(b) Lighter.
(c) Knife.
(d) Abacus.

4. Besides chatting with gamblers, who else does Feynman like to meet in Las Vegas?
(a) Waitresses.
(b) Dealers.
(c) Pit bosses.
(d) Show girls.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Feynman learn signaled a social mistake at Princeton?

3. Where are the top secret papers first kept at Los Alamos?

4. What equation does Feynman use to amaze the graduate mathematics students at Princeton?

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

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