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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. Where is the first place Feynman stays in Los Alamos?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A laboratory.
(c) A campground.
(d) An old school.

2. What does young Feynman put on his hands to do his fire trick?
(a) Lighter fluid.
(b) Benzine.
(c) Gasoline.
(d) Charcoal.

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

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

5. Feynman thinks Princeton is an imitation _________.
(a) Oxford.
(b) Harvard.
(c) MIT.
(d) Ivy League.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Feynman sent to do research before starting work at Los Alamos?

3. Who tutored Feynman's father as a child?

4. What doesn't Feynman like about working at his aunt's hotel?

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

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