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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. While at MIT, Feynman annoys waitresses by leaving his tip in ________________.
(a) The salt shaker.
(b) Upside down glasses full of water.
(c) Old gum under the table.
(d) Full soup bowls.

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

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

4. How many desserts does the pantry lady leave for Feynman each night when he works at his aunt's hotel?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Feynman's dog use to follow his scent around the house?

4. Feynman thinks Princeton is an imitation _________.

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

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