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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. What word do the physics students like to tease the mathematics students about in the graduate lounge?
(a) Trivial.
(b) Theorem.
(c) Obvious.
(d) Construct.

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

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

4. Feynman has a great reputation for what with the math students at MIT and Princeton?
(a) Algebra.
(b) Integrals.
(c) Calculus.
(d) Exponents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Feynman's friend Bob Wilson tells him he has been hired to work on a secret project doing what?

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

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

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

5. According to Feynman, all __________ stopped during the war.

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