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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) Hmm-hmm-hmm.
(b) Uhm-uhm-uhm.
(c) Surely you're joking!
(d) Heh-heh-heh-heh.

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

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

4. What is the man from Japan that Feynman meets in a restaurant trying to sell?
(a) An Abacus.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Stationary.
(d) Calculators.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Feynman thinks Princeton is an imitation _________.

(see the answer key)

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