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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Testing Bloodhounds | Part 3: Los Alamos from Below.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Feynman, all __________ stopped during the war.
(a) Productivity.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Science.

3. What does Feynman use to do his first scent experiment with his wife in her hospital room?
(a) Books.
(b) Sheets.
(c) Towels.
(d) Coke bottles.

4. What does the hypnotist at Princeton get Feynman to do?
(a) Recite poetry.
(b) Walk around the room.
(c) Cluck like a chicken.
(d) Light a match.

5. What does Feynman discover about the study of biology?
(a) There is an answer for everything.
(b) It is just like physics.
(c) It is too easy.
(d) There are lots of things no one knew.

Short Answer Questions

1. While at MIT, Feynman annoys waitresses by leaving his tip in ________________.

2. What does Feynman's father tell him that the carnival mindreaders use?

3. How many desserts does the pantry lady leave for Feynman each night when he works at his aunt's hotel?

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

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

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