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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. On what topic does Feynman ask a question on behalf of Martin Block to the other top physicists?
(a) Quantum violation.
(b) Violation of parity.
(c) Freedom of liquidity.
(d) Parity freedom.

2. What equation does Feynman use to amaze the graduate mathematics students at Princeton?
(a) Series for e.
(b) Series for pi.
(c) Sum of e.
(d) Sum of x.

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

4. Which idea of Feynman's did the government patent official tell him had already been taken?
(a) Submarine.
(b) Electrical plant.
(c) Rocket.
(d) Airplane.

5. What is the name of the movie with a psychiatrist that Feynman thinks of during his army physical after the war?
(a) The Birds.
(b) Spellbound.
(c) Rear Window.
(d) Casablanca.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many desserts does the pantry lady leave for Feynman each night when he works at his aunt's hotel?

2. What is Feynman's dilemma when he arrives at the airport to go to the conference at the University of North Carolina?

3. What is the topic of the lecture Feynman is invited to give at the Brazilian Academy of Sciences?

4. What is needed to make the patent documents legal for the government?

5. What board does a lawyer from Pasadena ask Feynman to join?

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