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

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

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

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

5. What doesn't Feynman like about working at his aunt's hotel?
(a) The boss.
(b) Long hours.
(c) Tipping.
(d) Smoking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the philosophy students keep repeating during a lunch lecture at Princeton?

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

3. When Feynman graduates from MIT there are no jobs for __________.

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

5. What is the name of the dance hall Feynman likes to go to during his freshman year at MIT?

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