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

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

3. When Feynman starts at MIT, the fraternities have __________ to recruit pledges.
(a) Seminars.
(b) Smokers.
(c) Parties.
(d) Mixers.

4. What does Feynman get the philosophy students at Princeton to argue about?
(a) A car.
(b) A brick.
(c) Nothingness.
(d) Electrons.

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) Asking for coffee instead of tea.
(d) Having two lumps of sugar in his tea.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where is the first place Feynman stays in Los Alamos?

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