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

2. While working at his aunt's hotel, Feynman learned that _________ was a very difficult thing in the real world.
(a) Politics.
(b) Money.
(c) Innovation.
(d) Ambition.

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

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

5. Feynman's friend Bob Wilson tells him he has been hired to work on a secret project doing what?
(a) Dividing protons of uranium.
(b) Separating electrons from protons.
(c) Dividing atomic energy into subparts.
(d) Separating the isotopes of uranium.

Short Answer Questions

1. What product does the Metaplast Corporation make that eventually causes the company to close down?

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

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

4. What does Feynman get the philosophy students at Princeton to argue about?

5. During a one-year sabbatical, what does Feynman work on in a biology lab?

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