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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. Who first gets Feynman interested in South America?
(a) A mechanic.
(b) A waitress.
(c) His wife.
(d) A hitchhicker.

2. What method does Feynman use to "trick" people at Princeton into thinking he could do fast math?
(a) Angles method.
(b) Approximate method.
(c) Addition method.
(d) Articulate methiod.

3. Who does Feynman end up publishing a paper with about his new theory?
(a) Christy.
(b) Boehem.
(c) Gell-Mann.
(d) Wu.

4. Which language class does Feynman almost take because there was a pretty blond walking into it?
(a) Portuguese.
(b) Russian.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

5. While at MIT, Feynman annoys waitresses by leaving his tip in ________________.
(a) The salt shaker.
(b) Full soup bowls.
(c) Upside down glasses full of water.
(d) Old gum under the table.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides chatting with gamblers, who else does Feynman like to meet in Las Vegas?

2. What idea does a guy have at the Washington DC cocktail party given by the Secretary of the Army?

3. How does Feynman solve his dilemma at the airport when he goes to the conference at the University of North Carolina?

4. Feynman has a great reputation for what with the math students at MIT and Princeton?

5. What is the name of the man in charge of the government patent office while Feynman is in Los Alamos?

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