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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Meeeeeeeeee! | Part 2: A Map of the Cat?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Feynman compares the sounds of listening to the radio as a boy to what?
(a) Italian opera.
(b) The ocean.
(c) A visit to the dentist.
(d) Church service.

2. What does Feynman discover about the study of biology?
(a) There are lots of things no one knew.
(b) There is an answer for everything.
(c) It is just like physics.
(d) It is too easy.

3. What product does the Metaplast Corporation make that eventually causes the company to close down?
(a) Plastic-coated cameras.
(b) Mechanical pencils.
(c) Plastic cups.
(d) Plastic-coated pens.

4. During a one-year sabbatical, what does Feynman work on in a biology lab?
(a) DNA.
(b) RNA.
(c) Viruses.
(d) Reproduction.

5. What does Ms. Eisenhart think Feynman is joking about at the Princeton tea?
(a) Having cream and lemon in his tea.
(b) Having two lumps of sugar in his tea.
(c) Asking for coffee instead of tea.
(d) Requesting a soda instead of tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Feynman starts at MIT, the fraternities have __________ to recruit pledges.

2. Feynman thinks Princeton is an imitation _________.

3. In high school Feynman changed the trigonometry ____________ because he didn't like the way they looked.

4. What does Feynman take for one of his humanities credits at MIT?

5. In what year does Feynman's wife Arlene die?

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