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

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

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

4. Who does the dancer from the Flamingo tell Feynman she was?
(a) Wife of John Big.
(b) Assistant to John Big.
(c) Sister of John Big.
(d) Daughter of John Big.

5. What method does Feynman use to "trick" people at Princeton into thinking he could do fast math?
(a) Angles method.
(b) Approximate method.
(c) Articulate methiod.
(d) Addition method.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the booth number for the psychiatrist during Feynman's army physical after the war?

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

4. What book does a teacher in high school give Feynman to study so he won't talk during class?

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

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