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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Judging Books by Their Covers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Feynman when Dr. Wheeler asks him to go to Japan?
(a) Caltech.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Cornell.
(d) Las Vegas.

2. What does Feynman spend his dollar on that he received for selling his government patent?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Socks.
(c) Beer.
(d) Whiskey.

3. Why is Feynman invited to Washington, DC by the Secretary of the Army?
(a) To receive an award.
(b) To explain the atomic bomb.
(c) For a top-secret meeting.
(d) To evaluate weapons.

4. What does Feynman learn signaled a social mistake at Princeton?
(a) Surely you're joking!
(b) Uhm-uhm-uhm.
(c) Hmm-hmm-hmm.
(d) Heh-heh-heh-heh.

5. What is a popular topic in the graduate lounge at Princeton?
(a) Topology.
(b) Food.
(c) Girls.
(d) Astronomy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Feynman get into a discussion with about the ethics of education?

2. Where are the top secret papers first kept at Los Alamos?

3. Which language class does Feynman almost take because there was a pretty blond walking into it?

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

5. Feynman is involved in the problematic search for the right laws of _______________.

(see the answer key)

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