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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. What does Feynman discover was the boards biggest concern with the textbooks?
(a) Usability.
(b) Practicality.
(c) Accuracy.
(d) Cost.

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

3. Who does Feynman get into a discussion with about the ethics of education?
(a) A historian.
(b) A Jesuit priest.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) An international lawyer.

4. It took a certain amount of ___________ for Feynman to turn down requests to advise the government in the early sixties.
(a) Arrogance.
(b) Courage.
(c) Stupidity.
(d) Wisdom.

5. What is the topic of the conference at the University of North Carolina that Feynman attends?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Biology.
(c) Atomic bomb.
(d) Gravity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Feynman trying to get every summer when he usually gets stuck in Las Vegas?

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

3. What tools does Feynman need to pick a Yale lock?

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

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

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